The soldiers of the Indian Army celebrated Diwali by bursting firecrackers and lighting earthen lamps in the Akhnoor sector along the Line of Control (LoC) on Sunday.
A wreath-laying ceremony was held in Ranchi for Capt. Karamjit Singh Bakshi, who lost his life in a suspected IED blast at the LoC in Akhnoor. Jharkhand Minister Radha Krishna Kishore expressed grief and affirmed government support for the bereaved family.
Following the death of the two soldiers in a suspected IED blast in the Akhnoor sector in the Line of Control (LOC) on Tuesday, Mukhtar Singh, the Sarpanch of Kamila village, from where one of the soldiers belonged, said that it was a "big loss to the nation."
"Arms and ammunition, including six IEDs and one grenade, were recovered from a package that was dropped from a drone near the LOC in the Akhnoor sector," said Jammu and Kashmir Police.