India: Floral tributes paid to soldier killed in Kokernag operation, top officials in attendance
Sep Pardeep Singh of Indian Army
Rich floral tributes were paid to the Soldier of the Indian Army,Sep Pardeep Singh at the Indian Army's base headquarters in Srinagar. The body of Sep Pardeep Singh was retrieved on Monday (September 18) from the encounter site of Gadole Forest in the Kokernag area of Anantnag District.
The Lieutenant Governorof Jammu and Kashmir alongwith the top officials of the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police paid floral tributes to Sep Pardeep Singh of the Indian Army.
''Paid homage to our braveheart Sep Pardeep Singh, martyred during an anti-terror operation in Anantnag. I bow to his exemplary courage and sacrifice,'' said Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
The operation in South Kashmir’s Kokernag Area continues on the seventh consecutiveday. A top police official confirmed that two dead bodies wereretrievedfrom the encounter site in the Kokernag Area.
The second dead body is believed to be of the terrorist. The forces will be doing DNA testing of the body as it was completely charred during thegun battle.
The GOC of 15 Corp Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai and ADGP of Jammu and Kashmir Police Vijay Kumar are takingstock of the situation from ground zero. A massive combing operation in the forest area is still being carried out. There has been no firing from either side since last night. Now security forces are carrying out a search andsanitizing operation in the area.
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The Kokernag operation is turning out to be the longest anti-terrorist operation being conducted in Kashmir Valley in years. The Indian Army and police are using all necessary modern, next-gen equipmentduring this operation. A joint command centre has been established near the Gadole forest to monitor the whole operation.
The Kokernag operation is considered one of the mosthigh-tech operations in recent times. The operation is being carried out by elite commands and soldiers of 19RR and 34RR,along withpara commandos, mountain warriors (mountaineers of high altitude warfare school (HAWS) and Special Operation Group of Jammu Kashmir forces (SOG).
New-generation weaponry and gadgets arebeing used by forces in the operation.Quad Copters, Drones, New generation gadgetry and weaponry are being used.Indian Army is using a hexacopter, a drone with the capability of attacking and fixing the target.It has a 10-kilometreradius of digital videography. It has played a major role in this operation. This has helped them to bomb the suspected spots.
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