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A joint operation was launched on the intervening night of 12/13 Sep 2023 along with elements of 19 RR and J & K Police. Maj Aashish Dhonchak was part of the joint team led by Col Manpreet Singh the commanding officer of the 19 RR. As planned the joint team reached the suspected area and launched the cordon and search operation. As the search operation was underway, the terrorists sensing the danger fired at the troops in a bid to escape. A fierce gun battle ensued thereafter with a heavy exchange of fire from both sides. However, during the exchange of fire, Maj Aashish Dhonchak, Col Manpreet Singh, and Sep Pardeep Singh from 19 RR and DSP J&K Police Humayun Bhatt received gunshots and got severely injured. The injured Sep Pardeep Singh could not be located and went missing. The other injured soldiers were immediately evacuated and airlifted for medical treatment to Srinagar. However, they later succumbed to their injuries and were martyred. After an extensive search, the body of Sep Pardeep Singh could be recovered from the dense jungle after five days. Maj Aashish Dhonchak was a valiant soldier and a fine officer who displayed courage of a very high order during the operation and laid down his life at the age of 36 years in the service of the nation. Maj Aashish Dhonchak is survived by his father Shri Lalchand, mother Smt Kamla Devi, wife Smt Jyoti, daughter Vamika and sisters Anju, Suman, and Mamta.