The convoy at the funeral of SFF soldier Nyima Tenzin in Leh. | Photo: Twitter
Nyima Tenzin, a Tibetan-Indian hero of the elite covert paramilitary unit Special Frontier Force (SFF) who was killed on the night of 29-30 August in eastern Ladakh, was given a final farewell with a 21-gun salute Monday.
The 51-year-old soldier died after he stepped on to a 1962 vintage anti-personnel mine near the southern bank of the Pangong lake, Army sources had said.The incident occurred around the time when the Indian Army launched a major operation and outflanked the Chinese in capturing dominating features near the southern bank of Pangong Tso in the Chushul sector.
On Monday, the Tibetan community in Ladakh came together to pay tribute to the soldier who belonged to 7 Vikas battalion of the SFF, which is also known as Establishment 22.
Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav attended the funeral and placed a wreath in tribute to Tenzin.The incident occurred around the time when the Indian Army launched a major operation and outflanked the Chinese in capturing dominating features near the southern bank of Pangong Tso in the Chushul sector.The Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) belongs to the Tibetan refugee community that has settled in India due to Chinese atrocities.At the funeral, which was attended by many including the locals, shouts of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai‘ reverberated in the air.
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