The Indian Army under the aegis of Rising Star Corps on Wednesday honoured its jawans and officers who had made the supreme sacrifice for the country. A function was organised at Tank Chowk here, where busts of seven martyrs were unveiled at the martyrs gallery.
The busts are of Capt GS
Salaria, PVC (P), 3/1 GR; Maj Gen AS Pathania, MVC, MC, OBE, 1/5 GR; Lt Col Kaman Singh, MVC, M-in-D, 3 Garh Rifles; Nk Chain Singh, MVC, (P) 9 PUNJAB; Capt AS Jasrotia AC (P), SM, 9 PARA (SF); Lt Triveni Singh AC (P), 5 JAK LI and Lt Navdeep Singh AC (P), 15 Maratha LI.
The gallery was inaugurated by Uma Devi, wife of late Maj Gen AS Pathania; Dayawanti Singh, wife of late Lt Col Kaman Singh and Jeeto Devi, wife of late Nk Chain Singh in the presence of Lt Gen Sanjeev Chachra, GOC-in-C Western Command.