In a solemn and poignant ceremony held on Saturday at the Public Relations Office, Badami Bagh (BB) Cantonment, Srinagar, all ranks of the Public Relations Office, paid rich tributes to Late Major P Purushottam and five brave soldiers who attained martyrdom in a ‘fidayeen’ (terrorist) attack on this day in 1999.
Late Major P Purushottam, who was posted as Public Relations Officer (Defence) alongwith five of his comrades bravely fought terrorists who had launched a ‘fidayeen’ attack on his office in the evening of 3 November 1999. Having been engaged in a hand to hand fight with the terrorists, he and his colleagues made the supreme sacrifice of their lives while trying to save media persons.
On this occasion a wreath was laid by Col Rajesh Kalia, PRO (Def) Srinagar on behalf of the media fraternity at the memorial in Public Relations Office, Srinagar.