Shimla, Aug. 18 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Monday mourned the death of Special Commando Vikas Bhandari as he made the supreme sacrifice for the nation. He hailed from the Sakri village panchayat in the Baijnath sub-division of Kangra district, according to a press statement.

Commando Vikas Bhandari, who was stationed in the Kupwara sector of Jammu and Kashmir, attained martyrdom while serving the nation.

The Chief Minister said that the people of the country and the state were proud of their brave sons who had been making supreme sacrifices for the security and integrity of the nation. Special Commando Vikas Bhandari laid down his life while fulfilling h...