Overview

• He paid homage on Sunday at the Helmet Post war memorial near Walong in Anjaw district and shared his tribute on X.
• He singled out Lieutenant Bikram Singh of the 6 Kumaon Regiment as an unsung hero of the Battle of Walong.
• The site’s name stems from a 1986 Border Roads Organisation discovery of a soldier’s remains and 24 helmets mounted on pickets.
• Coverage revisited the Oct. 22–Nov. 16, 1962 fighting at Walong, noting the 11 Infantry Brigade with 6 Kumaon and 4 Dogra resisted and counter-attacked despite being outnumbered.
• He also met Arunachal Scouts and Indian Army personnel at the Walong advance landing ground.