SRINAGAR: Army on Monday paid rich tributes to bravehearts, who made the supreme sacrifice fighting a Fidayeen attack by militants in 1999.
In a solemn and poignant ceremony held at the Public Relations Office, Badami Bagh Cantonment in Srinagar, all ranks of the Public Relations Office, paid rich tributes to Major P Purushottam, Subedar Brahm Dass Sharma and four other soldiers, who were killed fighting militants on this day in 1999.
Major P Purushottam, who was posted as a Public Relations Officer (Defence) along with five of his comrades, fought the militants who had launched the attack on his office on 03 November 1999, an official statement issued here said. “He and his colleagues were killed while trying to save the journalists who were present in the PRO’s office at the time of the attack,” it added.
“The gallant act of these bravehearts saved civilian lives while they made the supreme sacrifice. Their selfless and gallant act continues to inspire and motivate all of us constantly. Indian Army proudly remembers the war heroes and pays its tribute,” the Army said.