Uttarakhand CM Dhami pays tribute to fallen soldiers in Rajouri terror attack

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 25 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday paid tribute to two army personnel, Naik Virendra Singh and Rifleman Gautam Kumar, who lost their lives in a terrorist ambush on Thursday in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

Naik Virendra Singh is a resident of Chamoli district, while Rifleman Gautam Kumar is from Pauri Garhwal district.

Their mortal remains were brought to Dehradun’s Jolly Grant Airport on Monday morning, where CM Dhami paid tribute to the fallen soldiers.

Four army personnel were killed, while three others were injured on Thursday in the terror attack in the forest area of Dera ki Gali in the Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

CM Dhami also met the family members of the departed souls and consoled them for their irreparable loss.

Taking to X, Dhami said, “Reaching Jolly Grant Airport, paid floral tribute to the mortal remains of Rifleman Gautam Kumar ji of Kotdwar and Birendra Singh ji of Chamoli, two brave sons of the military land of Uttarakhand who made the supreme sacrifice.”

“The sacrifice made to serve the nation will always inspire all of us to serve the nation. Humble tribute!” added the post.

Earlier, officials of the Indian Army accorded a tearful farewell to the four fallen soldiers, Naik Birender Singh, Rifleman Gautam Kumar, Naik Karan Kumar, and Rifleman Chandan Kumar, at a wreath-laying ceremony in Rajouri on Sunday.