Army honours Colonel MN Rai, killed in Kashmir a day after being awarded gallantry medal

The army today honoured Colonel Munindra Nath Rai, who died fighting terrorists in Kashmir on Tuesday, 24 hours after he was awarded a Republic Day gallantry medal. Colonel Rai, 39, is the highest-ranking military officer to be killed in the region in nearly a year. A wreath-laying ceremony was held for him in Srinagar on Wednesday.

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