Nyima Tenzin was martyred during the operation against China at the blacktop in the Chushul sector on the night of 29-30 August when China tried to intrude Indian Borders.
Leh| Special Frontier Force commando Nyima Tenzin (51), who was martyred on the India-China border, was cremated with military honours in Leh today. Bidding him last goodbye, fellow soldiers held the tricolour and chanted Bharat Mata Ki Jai. In the last week of August, Tenzin was killed in a mine blast in Ladakh during China’s infiltration attempt.
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Goosebumps. Gun salute given to Special Frontier Force Soldier Nyima Tenzin in LEH as the funeral pyre is lit and you can hear Buddhist chants in background. This is India. Public funeral & tribute to SFF Jawan. While China hides PLA casualties and buries dead bodies silently. pic.twitter.com/xVEi49xtjF
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) September 7, 2020
Tenzin was martyred during the operation against China at the blacktop in the Chushul sector. On the night of 29-30 August, Indian troops foiled an attempt of China to infiltrate Ladakh. The operation also included the Development Regiment of Tibetan Jawans. In this regiment, the exiled people of Tibet are included.
Tenzin was a company leader in the Special Frontier Force (SFF). This force was formed during the Indo-China war in 1962. The Ministry of Defense had issued a statement on the night of 29-30 August about the incursions by Chinese troops and the expulsion of them by Indian soldiers. He is survived by his wife and three children.
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