Colonel Manpreet Singh ,Who served as the commanding officer of the 19 Rashtriya Rifles unit of the Indian Army, along with Major Ashish Dhonchak and deputy superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Humayun Bhat succumbed to the injuries received in an encounter with terrorists at Gadole in the Kokernag area of South Kashmir.
The final rites of Colonel Manpreet Singh, who sacrificed his life during an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, were performed in Mullanpur, Punjab, as the nation mourns his loss.
Kabir Singh, seven year old kid of Martyr Colonel Manpreet Singh dons the #IndianArmy uniform to pay tribute to his father. Col Manpreet Singh laid down his life in the line of duty during a gunfight with terrorists in J&K’s Anantnag on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/cAwrCKKAfn
— Akashdeep Thind (@thind_akashdeep) September 15, 2023
Colonel Manpreet left behind a two-year-old daughter and a seven-year-old son. Despite being too young to possibly understand the gravity of the situation, his children paid their tributes to Colonel Manpreet’s supreme sacrifice for the nation. Emotion ran high as his son Kabir, dressed in camouflage, saluted the mortal remains.