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Tributes to soldier killed in Anantnag

Srinagar, September 28

The Army on Friday paid befitting tributes to late Sepoy Happy Singh who was killed during a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday.

Local Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Asif Malik was also killed in the gunfight that broke out in the wee hours on Thursday when security forces launched a search operation at Gazi Gund, Dooru in Anantnag.

In a solemn ceremony at Badamibagh Cantonment, Lt Gen AK Bhatt, commander, Chinar Corps, and all ranks, paid homage to the slain soldier on behalf of a proud nation. J&K DGP Dilbag Singh and representatives from various security agencies also joined in paying their last respects to the soldier. “Sepoy Happy Singh sustained a bullet injury during the gunbattle in Anantnag. He was provided first aid and evacuated to 92 Base Hospital, but unfortunately he succumbed to his injuries,” an Army statement said. — TNS