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Army pays homage to martyred soldier at wreath laying ceremony

Army pays homage to martyred soldier at wreath laying ceremony

Jammu, May 23 (UNI) Army on Friday paid homage to the jawan martyred in Kishtwar gunfight here at a wreath laying ceremony.

"In a solemn wreath laying ceremony, Chief of Staff @WhiteKnight_IA paid tribute to #Braveheart Sep Gaykar Sandip Pandurang, who made the supreme sacrifice in the finest traditions of the #IndianArmy," White Knight Corps posted on X.

His courage and #sacrifice will inspire generations of soldiers, it posted.

Sepoy Pandurang was a resident of Karandi village, Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra and was serving in the 17th Rashtriya Rifles deployed in Kishtwar district.

A gunfight broke out between security forces and terrorists on Thursday in Singhpora area of Chatroo in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

A soldier suffered critical injuries and succumbed later.

Meanwhile search operation is underway on the second day on Friday.

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