Our Correspondent
Hamirpur, January 1

Tributes were paid to martyr Captain Mridul Sharma here today. Capt Sharma sacrificed his life on January 1, 2004. He was on night patrolling after getting information on terrorist intrusion on the Indo-Pak border in the Peer Panjal ranges in Jammu and Kashmir.

A contingent of soldiers, including Naib Subedar Satyaveer Singh Shekhavat and Jawans Prasanna Kumar, Pankaj and Dinesh Singh, were with him.

Narender Thakur, MLA, and Harikesh Meena, Deputy Commissioner, were also present. Narender Thakur said the country was secure because of brave Army men.