Curtain raiser for Lt Col Robert tourney held
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 05 2023:
To commemorate the supreme sacrifice of Lt Col Robert TA, a badminton tournament is being organised from January 7 to 10 by Red Shield Division in Senapati district for which a curtain raiser event was held on Wednesday at Maram.
According to Defence PRO (Kohima/Imphal), the curtain raiser ceremony was organised at the braveheart's native town Maram where Senapati Brigade commander laid wreath and paid tribute to the comrade.
The inauguration event was marked by lighting of lamps at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Maram - the Alma mater of Lt Col Robert as a tribute and was followed by felicitation of his wife Chingpai Rangnamei and his parents.
As part of the event, a cultural programme and video on the life of Lt Col Robert was also screened.
Lt Col Robert was the first officer from Maram Naga community to join the Indian Army in 2004, said the release.
A highly dedicated and brave officer, he laid down his life in the highest traditions of Indian Army while leading a snow clearance mission in Super High Altitude area of North Sikkim on May 14, 2020, when a snow avalanche hit the team, recalled the PRO.