Gursewak Singh of 22 Sikh, Rajinder of 22 Maratha LI martyred in Poonch
Grieving family members of martyr Gursewak Singh in Tarn Taran on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Tribune News Service
Jammu, November 6
Sepoy Gursewak Singh (24) of 22 Sikh and Naik Rajinder Narayan Tukpare of 22 Maratha Light Infantry were killed as the Pakistani army resorted to heavy shelling and firing in Krishna Ghati and Saujiyan sectors in Poonch district this morning. Subedar Sanjay Solanki, Sepoy Yaqoob Beig, a civilian and a woman SPO were injured in the shelling.Indian troops retaliated, destroying the Kopra post across the border. The Army repulsed two infiltration attempts in KG sector during which Gursewak was seriously injured. He succumbed to his injuries later. Naik Tukpare was killed in Gali Maidan area. He belonged to Karve village in Kohlapur district of Maharashtra.(Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)Defence PRO Lieut-Col Manish Mehta said on the intervening night of November 5-6 in Krishna Ghati sector, “troops challenged infiltrators who opened fire while trying to sneak back into PoK. In the ensuing gunfight, Sepoy Gursewak Singh suffered a gunshot injury and succumbed while being evacuated.”A BSF spokesperson said SI Nitin Kumar, deployed in Poonch sector, had received a splinter injury. His condition was stable.
