Operation Sindoor Anniversary: The Officer Who Didn’t Wear a Uniform, But Never Left His Post

He wore no uniform. He carried no weapon. But when Pakistani shells rained on Rajouri, Raj Kumar Thapa, 54, DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER chose duty over safety. Dr Meenakshi Kundan, wife of Raj ... Recalls her last phone call ...On first anniversary of Op Sindoor "He chose duty over his safety...He did not leave his station despite heavy shelling from.Pakistan side" Thapa, a Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service officer serving as Additional District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, was killed after a Pakistani artillery shell hit his residential quarters during cross-border shelling. This Operation Sindoor anniversary, his story stands as one of quiet dedication and unmatched devotion to duty...