Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 21: A funeral with full military honours was organised at 14 Gorkha Training Centre Subathu to pay homage to the martyr, Lance Havildar Prem Bahadur Reshmi Magar of 3/1 Gorkha Rifles who made the supreme sacrifice during a Counter Infiltration Operation along the Line of Control in frontier district of Tangdhar (J&K). Last post was sounded and wreaths were laid on behalf of Chief of Army Staff, Army Commander Western Command and other military dignitaries in a solemn ceremony that concluded at 14 Gorkha Training Centre. Lance Havildar Prem Bahadur Reshmi Magar was a highly motivated and a courageous soldier who performed his duties with utmost pride. The funeral was attended by all ranks of the Cantonment besides civilian dignitaries and next of kin of the gallant soldier.
Lance Havildar Prem Bahadur Magar was deployed while on active duty on Kalban Nar in Tangdhar sector where a major infiltration bid was foiled with elimination of four terrorists in a fierce gun battle near the Line of Control. The gun fight erupted when the unit noticed movement of a group of heavily armed terrorists in the area. In the ensuing battle while eliminating the terrorists, Lance Havildar Prem Bahadur Magar sustained gunshot wounds to which he later succumbed.
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