Wreath-Laying Ceremony Of 5 Soldiers Killed In Rajouri Encounter Held In Jammu. IN PICS

The wreath-laying ceremony of the five soldiers killed in a two-day encounter between security forces and terrorists were held in Jammu region on Friday.

During a 36-hour-long gunfight Captain M V Pranjal, Captain Shubham Gupta, Paratrooper Sachin Laur, Lance Naik Sanjay Bist and Havaldar Abdul Majid were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.

Army personnel carry the mortal remains of the soldiers who were killed in a 36-hour-long encounter with terrorists on Wednesday and Thursday in the Bajimaal area of Darmsal. (Source: PTI)

J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi and other Army officers paid floral tributes to the soldiers in Jammu. (Source: PTI)