Tributes paid to three bravehearts

Srinagar, April 28

Rich tributes were paid here today to three Army personnel, including Captain Ayush Yadav, who lost their lives in an encounter with militants at Panzgam village of Kupwara district on Thursday.

Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen JS Sandhu laid wreaths on the bodies of Captian Yadav, Subedar Bhoop Singh Gurjar and Naik Botta Venkata Ramana at the Badamibagh cantonment in Srinagar this morning and paid rich tributes to them.

Officers from the civil administration and other security forces were also present at the wreath-laying ceremony.

“The Army stands in solidarity with the bereaved families and remains committed to their dignity and well-being,” a defence spokesman said.

The spokesman said Captian Yadav, hailing from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was survived by his parents.

He said Subedar Bhoop Singh Gurjar of Rajasthan had joined the Army in 1992 and was remembered as a true patriot. He is survived by his wife and two children, he added.

Naik Botta Venkata Ramana hailed from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and is survived by his wife and two children, the spokesman said. TNS