Tribute paid to Late Major P Purushottam and 5 soldiers in Srinagar

Srinagar:?In a solemn and poignant ceremony held today at the Public Relations Office, Badami Bagh (BB) Cantonment, Srinagar, all ranks of the Public Relations Office, paid rich tributes to Late Major P Purushottam and five brave soldiers, Sub Brahm Dass, Hav PK Maharana, Sep Choudhary Ramji Bhai, Sep Md Razaul Haque and Sep C Radhakrishnan, who were killed in action on this day in 1999.

?Late Major P Purushottam, who was posted as Public Relations Officer (Defence) alongwith five of his comrades bravely fought terrorists who had launched a ‘fidayeen’ attack on his office in the evening of 03 November 1999. Having been engaged in a hand to hand fight with the terrorists, he and his colleagues made the supreme sacrifice of their lives while trying to save media persons.

?Mr A Bharat Bhushan Babu, ADG (M&C) Dte of Public Relations, MoD,  paid rich tributes to  the brave soldiers who had made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. “ We will always draw inspiration from the heroic deeds of the bravehearts “ Mr Babu said in his message            and called upon all ranks to always keep ‘Nation First’ in their endeavours. On this occasion wreaths were laid by Col Rajesh Kalia, PRO (Def) Srinagar on behalf of ADG (M&C) and all ranks of the unit at the memorial in Public Relations Office, Srinagar.(PR)