Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 20

Lance Havildar Davinder Singh (38) of 17 Sikh, who got injured in a fierce gunfight in the Machhil sector of Jammu and Kashmir on August 8, succumbed to his injuries yesterday.The Non-Commissioned Officer had received three gunshot wounds and was under treatment at the Army’s Referral and Research Hospital, New Delhi.Davinder Singh’s last rites were performed with full military and state honours here today. Major General Deepak Dhanda, Chief of Staff, Vajra Corps, KK Yadav, Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar, other senior military, civil dignitaries and leaders from various political parties paid tributes to the martyr.He was part of the operation launched near the Line of Control following information about presence of militants in the area in which three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and one militant were killed and two Army personnel were injured. Davinder is survived by his wife Satwinder Kaur and 13-year-old son Jobanpreet. He was a native of Gurdaspur.