Girls school in Haryana renamed after Army officer killed in J-K

A school in Haryana's Rewari was today renamed after an Army officer who was killed while fighting militants in Jammu and Kashmir.

Haryana state education department took the initiative of renaming the government senior secondary girls school, Kosli, in Rewari district as 'Shaheed Major Vikas Yadav Senior Secondary School'.

The renaming was to pay respect to Major Vikas Yadav of 7 Jat who had laid down his life fighting militants in Jammu and Kashmir, an Army spokesperson said..

The renaming coincides with his birth anniversary.

The event also saw unveiling of statue of the valiant officer by Lt Gen SK Saini, Colonel of the Jat Regiment. To mark the occasion, a large number of veterans including course mates of the brave officer were also present at the occasion.