SRINAGAR: The Indian army chief on Saturday arrived here to pay homage to slain soldiers killed in an audacious attack by militants on Friday at Uri.
Armys Srinagar-based spokesman said General Dalbir Suhag arrived at 10:30 am here at 15 Chinar Corps Headquarters and was received by General DS Hooda, the Northern Army Commander and Lt General Subrata Saha, 15 Corps Commander at Srinagar airfield.
The spokesman said the Army Chief took stock of the recent operations in which twelve militants had been killed by the army and to pay homage to the soldiers who were killed during these operations.
In a solemn wreath laying ceremony conducted in the best traditions of the Indian Army, the Chinar Corps paid homage to the valiant soldiers who laid down their lives while battling the foreign militants at Mohura on 05 December. The Army Chief, Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, who had come from Delhi to be part of the Ceremony, saluted the martyrs and laid wreaths for them. The bodies of the martyrs were then sent by air to their home towns for the last rites which will be held as per the traditions of the Indian Army, the spokesman said.
The slain soldiers were all part of the Valleys Dagger Division.
He said after the wreath laying ceremony, the Army Chief was briefed at Chinar Corps Headquarters on the two recent operations which resulted in the killing of 12 militants. He also took a stock of the state of security in the valley in light of the ongoing elections.
The Army Chief expressed his satisfaction on the high state of alertness of the forces and commended their level of commitment and preparation which has ensured that the malafide intentions of our adversaries have not been able to dent the spirit of the population, the spokesman said.
The spokesman further said: Speaking about the two recent operations, he said that this was an attempt by inimical elements to disrupt the remaining phases of the polls as they were unnerved by the high voter turnout in the first two phases. The Army Chief stated that peaceful atmosphere in which the polls have been conducted in the first two phases has been thanks to the efforts put in by all the security forces and he highlighted the role of the brave soldiers in the harshest of terrain and weather conditions, and the supreme sacrifice made, in order to ensure that the terrorists were prevented from reaching the populated areas and causing harm to innocent civilian lives.
While stating that the nefarious designs of the adversary have been defeated, the Army Chief, according to the spokesman, concluded by saluting the soldiers who had laid down their lives in order to achieve this end.
General Suhag left for New Delhi at 2:00 pm, the spokesman added.
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