[Srinagar,j&k] Mehbooba Led wreath laying Somber ceremony For 17 Soldiers ,Martyred in Uri .CM Paid Tributes To Martyred Soldiers
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti led senior Army and police officials in paying tributes at the wreath laying ceremony for the 17 soldiers killed in the militant attack on an Army base in Uri.
“Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti laid wreaths on the coffins of the martyred soldiers at a somber ceremony held at headquarters of the Chinar Corps here at Badamibagh,”
General officer Commanding of the Chinar Corps Lt General Satish Dua and Director General of Police K Rajendra Kumar were among senior security officials who laid wreaths to pay their respects.
The Chief Minister later visited the soldiers, injured in yesterday’s attack, at the 92 Base Hospital of the Army,
Following directions of Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar, the Army has made arrangements for transporting the mortal remains of all the martyrs directly to their respective hometowns.
While two of the 17 soldiers hail from Jammu and Kashmir, rest of them belong to
Uttar Pradesh (four),
Bihar (three),
Maharashtra (three),
West Bengal (two),
Jharkhand (two) and
Rajasthan (one).