Uri terror attack: Mehbooba Mufti pays tributes to martyrs
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.
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,” an Army official said.
ALSO READ: Live updates on Uri terror attackHe said 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, the official said.
ALSO READ: 17 Martyrs who left behind a glorious saga of braveryFollowing 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).
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