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‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ reaches Jammu, marking commemoration of 50 years of 1971 War

The ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’, marking the commemoration of 50 years of India’s victory over Pakistan in the Liberation War of 1971, reached the Jammu-based Tiger Division on Monday, a defence spokesman said. 

The victory torch was received at the Tiger War Memorial by Lt Col Rishma Sarin, the wife of Major Mohit Sharma who sacrificed his life in the service of the nation during an encounter with terrorists in Kupwara district in 2009, the spokesman said. 

He said the ceremony at the Tiger War Memorial started with the laying of wreaths by Major General Neeraj Gosain, General Officer Commanding Tiger Division, Brig NR Pandey, Brig GS Shan (retd), veterans, and the serving soldiers of the Tiger Division. 

Lt Col Sarin paid homage to the 1971 war heroes and also remembered the supreme sacrifice of her husband in the line of duty in Jammu and Kashmir. The torch was thereafter taken through Jammu city for the public to pay homage to the heroes of the 1971 War, following the COVID-19 protocols, the spokesman said.  

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