Homage to DIG O.P. Tanwar - 16/11/09

Border Security Force Deputy Inspector - General O.P. Tanwar was killed and two soldiers injured when an improvised explosive device went off on the international border in the Samba sector of Jammu on Monday morning, Nov 16, 2009.

DIG O.P. Tanwar was killed while on a visit to the Ballad post following reports of militant infiltration in the area. While inspecting the spot which, sources said, was a “very secure area,” his vehicle drove over a landmine. DIG Tanwar died on the spot while head constable Sham Dogra and constable Sanjeev Kumar were seriously injured. The injured troopers were removed to the Government Medical College Hospital, Jammu. The BSF’s 59th battalion was posted in the area at the time of the blast.

Flags of Honour Foundation and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament and the Chairman of the National Military Memorial Committee, salutes and honours this brave Martyr...


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