The GOC, Chinar Corps, Lt Gen Satish Dua, lays a wreath on the coffin of Sepoy Mandeep Singh (inset) at Badami Bagh Cantonment in Srinagar. A Tribune photo

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, October 29

The Army paid rich tributes to Sepoy Mandeep Singh who was killed along the Line of Control in the Machil sector of Kupwara district on late Friday evening.An Army spokesman said a solemn wreath-laying ceremony was held at Badami Bagh Cantonment inSrinagar onSaturday to pay homage to the slain soldier who was killed in an operation in which one militant was also killed while a group was attempting to infiltrate under cover of fire from Pakistan army posts.“The General Officer Commanding of the Chinar Corps Lt Gen Satish Dua, and all ranks paid tributes to the national hero on behalf of a proud nation,” he said.Son of a truck driver, this 26-year-old soldier from Kurukshetra, who had joined the Army in 2009, is proudly remembered by his comrades in the unit that also includes his own maternal brother, as a highly professional soldier and a true patriot.He is survived by his young wife, serving in the Haryana Police, who he had married only a couple of years back in 2014. The slain soldier belonged to 17 Sikh Light Infantry.

Had joined the Army in 2009

• Sepoy Mandeep Singh had joined the Army in 2009. He was killed along the Line of Control in the Machil sector of Kupwara district on Friday evening
• An Army spokesman said a solemn wreath-laying ceremony was held at Badami Bagh Cantonment in Srinagar on Saturday to pay homage to the slain soldier