Dehradun: Five army personnel killed in a terrorist attack on a patrolling party in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua were from Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday, adding that their sacrifice will not go in vain.
"Five brave soldiers from Uttarakhand were martyred during the cowardly terrorist attack in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. This is a moment of great sadness for all of us," Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said in a statement.
“Our brave men made the supreme sacrifice for their motherland while maintaining the rich military tradition of Uttarakhand,” he said, adding, “Their sacrifice will not go in vain.”
He said that the enemies of humanity and the terrorists responsible for this cowardly attack will not be spared at any cost and the people harboring them will also have to face the consequences.
He said that the entire state stands with their families in this hour of grief.
The Chief Minister also paid tribute to those killed through different posts on Facebook.
Martyred Army soldiers are - Rifleman Anuj Negi from Pauri, Naib Subedar Anand Singh Rawat from Rudraprayag, Naik Vinod Singh from Tehri, Kamal Singh from Pauri and Adarsh Negi from Tehri.
The attack took place on Monday when a group of heavily armed terrorists ambushed a patrolling party in Badnota area of Kathua. A massive search operation is being conducted to nab the terrorists behind the ambush attack, in which five people have also been injured.
"Five brave soldiers from Uttarakhand were martyred during the cowardly terrorist attack in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. This is a moment of great sadness for all of us," Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said in a statement.
“Our brave men made the supreme sacrifice for their motherland while maintaining the rich military tradition of Uttarakhand,” he said, adding, “Their sacrifice will not go in vain.”
He said that the enemies of humanity and the terrorists responsible for this cowardly attack will not be spared at any cost and the people harboring them will also have to face the consequences.
He said that the entire state stands with their families in this hour of grief.
The Chief Minister also paid tribute to those killed through different posts on Facebook.
Martyred Army soldiers are - Rifleman Anuj Negi from Pauri, Naib Subedar Anand Singh Rawat from Rudraprayag, Naik Vinod Singh from Tehri, Kamal Singh from Pauri and Adarsh Negi from Tehri.
The attack took place on Monday when a group of heavily armed terrorists ambushed a patrolling party in Badnota area of Kathua. A massive search operation is being conducted to nab the terrorists behind the ambush attack, in which five people have also been injured.
