Three Army soldiers who were slain in a gunbattle with militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district were today cremated at a cantonment in Himachal Pradesh, officials said.
Havildars Girish Gurung and Dambar Bahadur, and Rifleman Rabin Sharma, were cremated in the presence of their families with full military honours at the 14 Gorkha Training Centre in Solan district, about 50 km from here.
The Nepalese-origin soldiers were killed on May 21 while fighting militants in Nowgam sector, an Army official said
Four militants were also killed in the army operation that lasted over two days along the Line of Control.
Himachal Pradesh's Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dhani Ram Shandil, and BJP MP Virender Kashyap were among those who attended the cremation.
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and Governor Acharya Devvrat have expressed grief over the death of the soldiers.
The chief minister said the supreme sacrifice of the soldiers would be remembered by the country.
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