SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Mr. Minga Sherpa, along with Sub-District Magistrate (SDM) of Uri, visited the families of two army porters in Uri who lost their lives in a militant attack in the Botapathri area of Gulmarg on Thursday.
The DC paid tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the nation and offered condolences to the bereaved families. He also provided a cheque of Rs. 6 lakh to each family as immediate relief.
The deceased porters, identified as Choudhary Mushtaq Ahmad from Nowshera and Zahoor Ahmad Mir from Barnate in the Boniyar area of Baramulla district, were killed in the attack.
Three soldiers also lost their lives in the incident. — (KIMS)