Army on Thursday paid rich tributes to a soldier after beinghit by a falling tree in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

Naik Ramandeep was leading an operational team forpatrolling along Line of Control in northern Kashmir on 16 July when a treefell on him, leaving him severely injured. Because of a sudden local landslidea tree fell on Naik Ramandeep Singh due to which he got severely injured. Hewas immediately evacuated to 168 Military Hospital for medical treatment, butsuccumbed to the injuries,” said an army spokesman. Lt Gen KJS Dhillon, ChinarCorps Commander and all ranks paid homage to the slain soldier on behalf of aproud nation, he said. In a show of solidarity, representatives from othersecurity agencies also paid their last respects to the slain.         

Singh was 35 years old and had joined the Army in 2002. Hebelonged to Village Tibba of Dhuri Tehsil in Sangrur District of Punjab and issurvived by wife, a son and a daughter.