Gurez: Army police and civil officials Saturday paid homage to Major Sankalp Yadav who died in a helicopter crash on Friday.
An official said that a wreath-laying ceremony and memorial service was organized at the Dawar War Memorial by the Indian Army, Civil Administration, and locals of Gurez in commemoration of Major Sankalp Yadav was on a casualty evacuation mission in Tulail region of the Gurez Valley when the helicopter crashed. He died in the hospital.
Civil Administration officials and personnel of Indian Army, Indian Airforce, BSF, JKP, and CISF came together to express their solidarity and support for his bereaved family members and Lieutenant Colonel Vivek Kumar Dwivedi who was the pilot of the helicopter who sustained grievous injuries and is presently admitted in the Army Hospital at Udhampur.
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A guard of honor and wreath laying was conducted at the war memorial, post which candles were lit and prayers were offered by the gathering to pay homage to the departed soul and recovery of the injured officer.
Prayers were also offered at the Darul Uloom Masjid, Dawar by the local ‘Maulvi’ and children of the Madrassa. (KNT)
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