The wreath laying ceremony for Havildar Narendra Singh, 43, who lost his life in a terrorist attack on August 7 in Uri, was held with full honours here today.
The mortal remains of the braveheart were airlifted to Srinagar earlier today to his hometown.
Havildar Narendra Singh had received a critical head injury which led to his death.
On August 7, there was a ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Baramulla district.
On August 6 too, the Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by firing at Indian posts along the LoC in Baba Khori area of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
2017 has seen a sharp increase in ceasefire violations at the LoC by Pakistan.
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