Tributes paid to Haryana gunner killed in J&K's Kupwara

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, September 8

The Army today paid tributes to Gunner Bhupender, who was killed in a ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district on Saturday. Two soldiers were also injured in the Pakistani firing.

In a ceremony at the Badami Bagh Cantonment, Lt Gen BS Raju, Chinar Corps Commander, and all ranks paid homage to the braveheart on behalf of the nation, an Army statement said.

“Gunner Bhupender was directing own retaliatory fire from a forward post on the LoC in the Nougam sector of Kupwara, in response to the unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan. Bhupender laid down his life in the line of duty as a result of a direct hit by the enemy fire and succumbed to his injuries,” the statement said.

A resident of Bass Ranila of Charkidadri Bhiwani in Haryana, Bhupender (23) had joined the Army in December 2015. He is survived by his wife and a son.