Assam Rifles engages with students, organises wreath laying ceremony

DIMAPUR — Assam Rifles organised ‘a day with the company commander’ on the theme ‘greening the world together’ at Ungma Company Operating Base, Mokokchung, on Tuesday.

A total of 250 students from Mount Moriah School and Assam Rifles High School, along with 14 teachers, attended the event, which included activities like tree plantations, a lecture, a visit to the war memorial, a jalebi race, and many more, according to an update.

Also, a wreath laying ceremony was organised at the Unit War Memorial at Ghaspani to pay homage to Rifleman (General Duty) Binod Das, SM (P), who made the supreme sacrifice while foiling an attack by militants on a patrolling party in Jatigali on June 10, 1991, when the unit was deployed at Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir.

It was stated that the event was attended by three officers, 16 junior commissioned officers (JCOs), and 158 other ranks of the battalion. During the event, the attendees were briefed on how the fallen hero displayed conspicuous gallantry, indomitable resolve, grit, determination, and selflessness.