Army pays homage to Operation Sindoor braveheart
Operation Sindoor
, and died Friday night.
In a post on X on Saturday, J&K-based White Knight Corps said the General Officer Commanding and other ranks saluted Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh, who was undergoing treatment at Command Hospital, for his supreme sacrifice.
'His unwavering courage, sense of duty, and sacrifice will forever remain etched in our hearts,' an Army spokesperson said.
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