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=Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi; GOC White Knight Corps among others who paid floral tributes.
=LT Gen visited the Poonch sector to assess operational readiness/excellence.
=Maintain highest professional standards/ be prepared to meet dynamic challenges: Lt Gen Upendra to formations.
RAJOURI DECEMBER 24 :–Exactly after one month of wreath-laying ceremony to honour 5 soldiers, including two Captains, was held on November 24, who lost their lives in Bajimaal encounter in Kalakot, another wreath-laying ceremony was held today at Army Hospital in Rajouri to honour 4 soldiers who have sacrificed their lives when their two vehicles were ambushed at Dhatyar Morh on Rajouri-Poonch road on December 21.
Initially it was decided that the cremation of all the soldiers would be held at Rajouri due to some unavoidable circumstances, but under the pressure of the kin of the martyrs and their relatives it was decided to send the bodies to their respective native places.
All the bodies along with family members were airlifted from Rajouri in the afternoon for further journeys..
The martyrs have been identified as Naik Birender Singh resident of Chamoli in Uttarakhand; Naik Karan Kumar resident of Kanpur district in UP; Riflemen Gautam Kumar resident of Pauri Garwhal district in Uttarakhand; and Chandan Kumar resident of Nawada district in Bihar.
In the aftermath of spurt in recent terrorist attacks in Rajouri-Poonch sector, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pandey is likely to visit Jammu on Monday.
Meanwhile a wreath-laying ceremony was held in Army’s 150 GH which was led by General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi.
Others who paid floral tributes include GOC White Knight Corps, Lt Gen Sandeep Jain; Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Vikas Kundal; & SSP Rajouri, Amritpal Singh, & officers and ranks of the Army.
Lt Gen Dwivedi also interacted with the members/relatives of the martyrs after the wreath-laying ceremony and assured every possible help from the Army.
Massive search operation is in progress on the 4th consecutive day in Surankot (Poonch) and Thananamndi (Rajouri) areas to flush out the terrorists involved in the gruesome attack, but without any success yet.
Mobile/internet services have been suspended in both the districts so that the terrorists may not use Google services for their escape.
Army Commander, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi later visited Poonch sector and was briefed about the ongoing operations. White Knight Corps in a post on X; “Army Commander’s presence in the Poonch sector reinforced Indian Army’s commitment for operational excellence. He was briefed by the Commanders on the ongoing operations. He exhorted the formations to maintain highest professional standards and be prepared to meet dynamic challenges