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

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)

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha at the ceremony in Jammu on Friday. A large number of officials of armed forces, civilians and police were present at the ceremony. (Source: PTI)

The soldiers who laid down their lives were Captain MV Pranjal of Mangalore in Karnataka, Captain Shubham Gupta of Agra, Havaldar Abdul Majid of Ajote in J&K's Poonch, Lance Naik Sanjay Bist of Nainital and paratrooper Sachin Laur of Aligarh. (Source: PTI)

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command of Army Lt General Upendra Dwivedi at the ceremony. He said some of the terrorists who crossed over into India from across the border were retired Pakistani soldiers. (Source: PTI)

Indian Army Captain Shubham Gupta’s mother mourns his death in Agra. A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander was among two terrorists killed in the encounter. (Source: PTI)