Shaheed Sepoy R. Selva Kumar & Shaheed Sepoy Rakesh Kumar

JAWAN R. Selva Kumar belonged to the artillery division of the army. He bravely fought the enemy in the Kargil sector and laid down his life for the country on May 29 when he was hit by the enemy shells.


Shaheed Sepoy Rakesh Kumar
Rajputana Rifles hero cremated
PALAHI: Sepoy Rakesh Kumar of 27 Rajputana Rifles was cremated with full military honours here today.
Thousands of men, women and children from various parts of the Hamirpur and Kangra districts bid farewell to the martyr.
Karam Chand, elder brother of the soldier lit the pyre amid slogans of "Rakesh Kumar, amar rahe, amar rahe", and "Pakistan murdabad".
Earlier, the body was brought to Palahi in a motorcade from Hamirpur.
Army jawans and Himachal Pradesh Police personnel reversed their arms at the cremation ground and observed two-minute silence. They fired shots thrice in the air as a mark of respect for the departed soul.