Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday expressed deep grief over the death of Indian soldiers during an encounter with terrorists in Kupwara district of Jammu & Kashmir. He said three of the martyrs — Havildar Damar Bahadur, Havildar Girish Gurung and Rifleman Robin Sharma — belonged to 14, Gorkha Training Centre Subathu, in district Solan.
The Chief Minister said the brave soldiers of Himachal Pradesh had always been leading from the front to safeguard frontiers of the nation and maintaining law and order. He said the supreme sacrifice made by these martyrs would always be remembered by the country.
Singh expressed his sympathies with the bereaved family members and prayed to the Almighty for peace of the departed souls.
Social Justice and Empowerment and Sainik Welfare Minister Dhani Ram Shandil has also mourned the death of Indian soldiers.