17 of 20 martyred Jawans in Uri attack identified

Srinagar: Of the 20 Jawans, who were martyred in one of the worst fidayeen attacks on Army base in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday, 17 have been identified. Four jawans from Uttar Pradesh, three each from Maharashtra and Bihar, two each from neighboring Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal and one from Rajasthan were among the 17 soldiers of Indian army who sacrificed their lives in Uri, the biggest terror attack on the Army since 2002. Following is the list of jawans who have been identified so far:

 (1) Subedar Karnail Singh, r/o Vill Shibu Chak, Teh- Bishnah, Dist Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir.

(2) Havildar Ravi Paul, r/o Samba, Dist Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir.

(3) Sepoy Rakesh Singh, r/o Vill Baddja, Dist Kaimur, Bihar.

(4) Sepoy Javra Munda, r/o Vill Meral, Dist Khuti, Jharkhand.

(5) Sepoy Naiman Kujur, r/o Vill Gumla, Chainpur, Jharkhand.

(6) Sepoy Uike Janrao, r/o Vill Nandgaon (Kh), Dist Amravati, Maharashtra.

(7) Havildar NS Rawat, r/o Vill Rajawa, Dist Rajasmand, Rajasthan.

(8) Sepoy Ganesh Shankar, r/o Vill Ghoorapalli, Dist Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.

 (9) Naik SK Vidarthi, r/o Vill Boknari, Dist Gaya, Bihar.

(10) Sepoy Biswajit Ghorai, r/o Vill Ganga Sagar, Dist South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

(11) Lance Naik G Shankar, r/o Vill Jashi, Dist Satara, Maharashtra.

(12) Sep G Dalai, r/o Vill Jamuna Balia, Dist Howarah, West Bengal.

(13) Lance Naik RK Yadav, r/o Vill Balia, Uttar Pradesh.

(14) Sepoy Harinder Yadav, r/o Vill Ghazipur, Dist Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.

(15) Sepoy TS Somnath, r/o Vill Khadangali, Dist Nashik, Maharashtra.

(16) Havildar Ashok Kumar Singh, r/o Vill Raktu Tola, Dist Bhojpur, Bihar.

(17) Sepoy Rajesh kr Singh, r/o Vill Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.