Captain M V Pranjal of 14 Rashtriya Rifles, Captain Shubham Gupta of 9 Para, Havildar Abdul Majid of 14 Rashtriya Rifles, Lance Naik Sanjay Bisht of the Rashtriya Rifles and Commando Sachin Laur of 9 Para made the Supreme Sacrifice for the Motherland in Wednesday's Rajouri encounter.
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A member of 9 Para, part of India's special forces, pays tribute to The Fallen. Photographs: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Captain M V Pranjal of 14 Rashtriya Rifles, Captain Shubham Gupta of 9 Para, Havildar Abdul Majid of 14 Rashtriya Rifles, Lance Naik Sanjay Bisht of the Rashtriya Rifles and Commando Sachin Laur of 9 Para who lost their lives in the encounter.
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IMAGE: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi pays tribute to The Fallen.
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IMAGE: Army personnel salute The Fallen.
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IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha lays wreaths over the coffins.
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IMAGE: Army personnel carry the mortal remains to be airlifted to Jammu.
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IMAGE: Army personnel stand next to the mortal remains of The Fallen.
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IMAGE: A final salute for The Fallen.
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IMAGE: Lieutenant General Dwivedi met the soldiers injured in Operation Solki in Kalakote, Rajouri, at the Command Hospital in Udhampur, here and below.
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Material recovered from the terrorists who were slain on Thursday in the Baji Maal area of Kalkote, Rajouri.
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IMAGE: Two AK-47 rifles, ten magazines and ammunition, clothes, medicines recovered from the terrorists, here and below.
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Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com and Anant Salvi/ Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com