Five jawans of 22 Garhwal Rifles of the Indian Army were martyred in the Kathua terror attack in Kashmir. Those martyred belong to Tehri, Pauri and Rudraprayag districts of Uttarakhand. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami paid tribute to soldiers at Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun on Tuesday.
“Five sons of Uttarakhand were martyred in the Kathua terrorist attack. This attack is definitely cowardly and cannot be condemned enough. The sacrifice of these soldiers won’t go to waste. The country will give an answer and terrorism will be ended,” Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
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Expressing anguish at the loss of brave soldiers and said terrorist will not be spared. “The country will remember the supreme sacrifice of jawans. Our government will extend every sort of help to the bereaved families. Those (terrorists) involved in the incident will not be spared,” the Chief Minister told News18.
Those martyred in the attack were Adarsh Negi and Naik Vinod Singh of Tehri district, Anuj Negi and Hawaldar Kamal Singh of Pauri Garhwal district and Nayab Subedar Anand Singh of Rudraprayag district. Sources said the Army has communicated about the loss to the families.
कठुआ, जम्मू कश्मीर में हुए आतंकी हमले में रुद्रप्रयाग जिले के कांडाखाल निवासी नायब सूबेदार आनंद सिंह रावत जी के शहीद होने का दुःखद समाचार प्राप्त हुआ।
माँ भारती की सेवा में समर्पित आपका जीवन हम सभी के लिए प्रेरणास्रोत है। आप सैन्यभूमि उत्तराखण्ड के गौरव हैं।
आपकी वीरता और… pic.twitter.com/J8GxAIqbyF
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) July 9, 2024
जम्मू कश्मीर के कठुआ में आतंकियों के कायरतापूर्ण हमले में शहीद हुए सैन्यभूमि उत्तराखण्ड के वीर जवान एवं टिहरी गढ़वाल निवासी नायक विनोद सिंह जी की शहादत को कोटिशः नमन।
ईश्वर पुण्यात्मा को श्रीचरणों में स्थान एवं शोकाकुल परिजनों को यह असीम दुःख सहने की शक्ति प्रदान करें। माँ… pic.twitter.com/mTuErs9njI
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) July 9, 2024