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With full state honours, Colonel Munindra Nath Rai, the commanding officer of 42 Rashtriya Rifles, is being cremated in New Delhi on Thursday. Commissioned into the 9 Gorkha Rifles, the 39-year-old Colonel Rai was martyred along with Jammu and Kashmir Police constable Sanjeev Singh in an encounter with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in Tral area of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening. The brave soldier was honoured with a Yudh Sena Medal on Republic Day, just a day before being martyred in an encounter in which two terrorists were also killed. The Army on Wednesday paid tribute to the martyr remembering him as a courageous officer who led from the front.
India salutes Colonel MN Rai martyred in anti-terror operations in J&K, his last rites performed - IBNLive
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Separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani has made shocking remarks by insulting the sacrifice of the heroes who laid down their lives during encounter in Tral. Geelani has called terrorists who were killed in the encounters 'Martyrs' and said that their sacrifice as the ultimate sacrifice.
J&K traitor praises Pak terrorists-India-TIMESNOW.tv - Latest Breaking News, Big News Stories, News Videos (the link has a video)
NEW DELHI: In a statement that has sparked furore, Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Thursday called militants who were gunned down by the Army in south Kashmir's Pulwama district 'bravehearts'.
Geelani is believed to have termed militants as 'martyrs'. "The sacred blood of martyrs will not go in vain," Geelani has said, reported Times Now.
Hurriyat leader Ali Shah Geelani calls terrorists who were killed in J&K encounter 'martyrs' - The Economic Times
P.S. - a large crowd descended upon the site of the last rites of the slain terrorists in Traal upon gilani's call.
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