Picture of soldiers paying tributes to five of their colleagues at a wreath laying ceremony in Poonch
Patna:
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today condemned the killing of five soldiers, including four from the state, by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir and announced a state funeral for the martyrs.
The family of the martyrs would get Rs 10 lakh compensation from the state government, sources in the Chief Minister's Office said.
The jawans, belonging to 21 Bihar Regiment, were deployed on the Sarla forward post along the Line of Control in Chakan-Da-Bagh sector of Poonch.
A group of 20 heavily armed men led by Pakistani troops entered 450 metres into the Indian territory in the Poonch sector on Tuesday and ambushed a patrol killing the five Indian soldiers.
The family of the martyrs would get Rs 10 lakh compensation from the state government, sources in the Chief Minister's Office said.
The jawans, belonging to 21 Bihar Regiment, were deployed on the Sarla forward post along the Line of Control in Chakan-Da-Bagh sector of Poonch.
A group of 20 heavily armed men led by Pakistani troops entered 450 metres into the Indian territory in the Poonch sector on Tuesday and ambushed a patrol killing the five Indian soldiers.
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