Tribune News Service

Srinagar, June 8

Rich tributes were paid on Friday to Sepoy Sukhwinder Singh, who was killed during a standoff attack while on a patrol ahead of the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of Kupwara district on Thursday.Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Northern Army Commander along with Lt Gen AK Bhatt, Chinar Corps Commander, and all other ranks, paid homage to the soldier at a ceremony at BB Cantt, a defence spokesman said. Representatives from other security agencies also joined in to pay their last respects to the martyr.Sepoy Sukhwinder Singh sustained bullet injuries during a standoff attack by militants along the LoC in the Keran sector when he was patrolling the forward areas ahead of the fence. He was provided immediate first aid and evacuated to the 92 Base Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.Sepoy Sukhwinder Singh was 26 years old and had joined the Army in 2012. He belonged to Hakam Singh Wala village of Bhagta Bhaika tehsil in Bathinda district of Punjab and is survived by his parents and two brothers. The body has been flown for last rites to his native place, where he would be laid to rest with full military honours.Injured near LoC Sepoy Sukhwinder Singh sustained bullet injuries during a standoff attack by militants along the LoC in the Keran sector when he was patrolling the forward areas ahead of the fence. He was provided immediate first aid and evacuated to the 92 Base Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries