Jawan who killed 10 terrorists in 11 days dies

Srinagar: Lance Naik Mohan Goswami, a special forces Commando of the Army, who laid down his life while fighting militants in woods of Handwara in frontier district of Kupwara on Thursday was involved in a series of counter insurgency operations in which ten militants were killed in the past eleven days.

“He has created a unique history of valour and dedication to duty by eliminating 10 terrorists in 11 days before laying down his life in service of the nation in the Kashmir Valley,” defence spokesperson at Udhampur, the headquarters of Army’s Northern Command, S.D. Goswami said in a statement on Saturday.

It added that Lance Naik Goswami volunteered to join the elite Para Commando outfit of the Indian Army in 2002.