Rai, 39, commanding officer of 42 Rashtriya Rifles was killed during a militant encounter in Tral.
As 11-year-old Alka made way to bid a final farewell to her father, Colonel M N Rai, she raised the Gorkha battle cry. Rai was killed in a gun battle with militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a day after he was awarded Yudh Seva Medal on Republic Day.
Speaking to mediapersons, Rai’s father said his youngest son was “simple and honest, with no trace of anger”. While the martyr’s parents and his wife Priyanka were inconsolable, his three children — Alka and Richa (8) and Aditya (6) — tried putting up a brave face. – See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/tributes-paid-to-colonel-mn-rai-who-died-fighting-militants-in-jammu-and-kashmir/#sthash.9IqoEnZN.dpuf