Army on Monday paid tributes to three soldiers who were killed in a gunfight in Nowgam sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Four militants were also killed in the operation that lasted for over two days along the Line of Control, said a spokesman.
“Joined by top officials from Civil Administration and other Security Forces operating in the Valley, the Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen JS Sandhu paid rich tributes to Havaldar Giris Gurung, Havaldar Damar Bahadur Pun and Rifleman Rabin Sharma in a solemn ceremony in BB Cantt, Srinagar,” he said.