{"id":489215,"date":"2023-09-21T18:51:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T13:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=489215"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:51:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T13:21:25","slug":"bhagwant-mann-anantnag-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/bhagwant-mann-anantnag-encounter\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann hands over Rs 1 crore cheques to Anantnag encounter martyrs families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday handed over cheques of Rs 1 crore each to the bereaved families of martyrs Colonel Manpreet Singh and martyr Pradeep Singh. They were among the soldiers who laid their lives in protecting the nation in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anti-terror week-long operation in the Garol forests in the Anantnag district ended on Tuesday. The operation began when Colonel Manpreet Singh, commanding officer, 19 Rashtriya Rifles, Major Ashish Dhonchak and deputy superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Humayun Bhat were killed by terrorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also assured all possible help and support to the families of the martyred soldiers. He expressed that martyr Colonel Manpreet Singh and martyr Pradeep Singh will always live in their memories.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking to X, formerly Twitter, the Chief Minister conveyed that he met the families of Colonel Manpreet Singh of Kharar Constituency and Shaheed Pradeep Singh of Samana Constituency. He added that the families were handed over cheques of Rs 1 crore from the government as an honorarium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"pa\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0a16\u0a30\u0a5c \u0a39\u0a32\u0a15\u0a47 \u0a26\u0a47 \u0a2b\u0a4c\u0a1c\u0a40 \u0a1c\u0a35\u0a3e\u0a28 \u0a38\u0a3c\u0a39\u0a40\u0a26 \u0a15\u0a30\u0a28\u0a32 \u0a2e\u0a28\u0a2a\u0a4d\u0a30\u0a40\u0a24 \u0a38\u0a3f\u0a70\u0a18 \u0a24\u0a47 \u0a38\u0a2e\u0a3e\u0a23\u0a3e \u0a39\u0a32\u0a15\u0a47 \u0a26\u0a47 \u0a38\u0a3c\u0a39\u0a40\u0a26 \u0a2a\u0a4d\u0a30\u0a26\u0a40\u0a2a \u0a38\u0a3f\u0a70\u0a18 (\u0a1c\u0a4b \u0a2a\u0a3f\u0a1b\u0a32\u0a47 \u0a26\u0a3f\u0a28\u0a40\u0a02 \u0a05\u0a28\u0a70\u0a24\u0a28\u0a3e\u0a17 \u2018\u0a1a \u0a38\u0a3c\u0a39\u0a40\u0a26 \u0a39\u0a4b\u0a0f)\u2026 \u0a05\u0a71\u0a1c \u0a38\u0a3c\u0a39\u0a40\u0a26 \u0a1c\u0a35\u0a3e\u0a28\u0a3e\u0a02 \u0a26\u0a47 \u0a18\u0a30 \u0a2a\u0a30\u0a3f\u0a35\u0a3e\u0a30\u0a3e\u0a02 \u0a28\u0a3e\u0a32 \u0a2e\u0a41\u0a32\u0a3e\u0a15\u0a3e\u0a24 \u0a15\u0a40\u0a24\u0a40\u2026\u0a24\u0a47 \u0a38\u0a30\u0a15\u0a3e\u0a30 \u0a35\u0a71\u0a32\u0a4b\u0a02 1 \u0a15\u0a30\u0a4b\u0a5c \u0a30\u0a41\u0a2a\u0a0f \u0a26\u0a40 \u0a38\u0a28\u0a2e\u0a3e\u0a28 \u0a30\u0a3e\u0a38\u0a3c\u0a40 \u0a26\u0a47 \u0a38\u0a39\u0a3e\u0a07\u0a24\u0a3e \u0a35\u0a1c\u0a4b\u0a02 \u0a1a\u0a48\u0a71\u0a15 \u0a2d\u0a47\u0a02\u0a1f \u0a15\u0a40\u0a24\u0a47 \u2026\u0a2d\u0a35\u0a3f\u0a71\u0a16 \u2018\u0a1a \u0a35\u0a40 \u0a39\u0a30 \u0a38\u0a70\u0a2d\u0a35 \u0a2e\u0a26\u0a26 \u0a24\u0a47 \u0a38\u0a39\u0a3f\u0a2f\u0a4b\u0a17\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m6mRM0AsKZ\">pic.twitter.com\/m6mRM0AsKZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BhagwantMann\/status\/1704827576810877354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, Colonel Manpreet Singh, commanding officer of the Rashtriya Rifles (19 RR) and a recipient of the prestigious Sena Medal (Gallantry), spoke to his family, just hours before dying of gunshot wounds. He is survived by wife, 2-year-old daughter, 6-year-old son, mother and a brother.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The body of martyred soldier Pradeep Singh was recovered on Monday, after he went missing on the first day of the encounter. Martyr Pradeep Singh was with the Sikh Light Infantry and was a part of 19 Rashtriya Rifles. Reportedly, the 27-year-old soldier served in the Indian Army for seven years. He hailed from Patiala in Punjab and is survived by his wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing a function late on Sunday evening, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha expressed that every drop of blood of the slain security personnel will be avenged and the terrorist handlers will have to pay a heavy price. 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