Army bids adieu to martyr Lt Navdeep Singh

Gurdaspur :A large number of people, including army officers, jawans and officers of the civil administration bid adieu to gallant martyr Lieutenant Navdeep Singh of 15 Maratha Light Infantry, who sacrificed his life in the line of duty during a fierce encounter with the militants along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
The young officer laid his life during an anti-infiltration operation near Bagtor village in Gurez sector of Bandipore district of Kashmir.
The fierce encounter and firefight ensued killing 12 terrorists, however, not before seriously injuring the officer who went down fighting till his last breath, upholding the values and ethos of ‘Service before Self’ in Indian Army.
The entire operation saw 12 hardcore militants being killed besides recovery of arms, ammunition and high quantity of war like stores.
The mortal remains of the martyr were flown in from Jammu by Army authorities and brought to Gurdaspur, his native place.
The last rites were performed yesterday with full military honours at the crematorium on Dhariwal road which witnessed a strong presence of military and civil dignitaries who had come to salute the martyr in recognition of his selfless sacrifice in service of the nation.