Wreath laying ceremony held in Visakhapatnam for Kupwara attack braveheart

Military honor and wreath laying ceremony was conducted at INS Dega in Visakhapatnam to pay tribute to the Kupwara attack braveheart Venkataramana.

The ceremony was conducted by Colonel B Parkhe Admin Commandant, Station HQs (Army) Visakhapatnam and Captain SA Joglekar, Commanding Officer INS Dega.

PGVR Naidu Gana Babu, an MLA from Visakhapatnam West constituency, representatives of the District Administration, police and Captain P. Satya Prasad (Retd.), Zilla Sainik Welfare Officer, also paid tributes to the deceased.

Following the ceremony the body of the soldier was shifted to his home at Asavanipalem in Visakhapatnam.

Three bravehearts on Thursday made the supreme sacrifice for the country when terrorists launched an ambush on the Panzgam camp, near Chowkibal in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Seven other soldiers were also injured in the attack whereas two terrorists were neutralised.

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