VC Thapa’s statue unveiled in UK

LONDON: SEPT. 26 – A statue of Kulbir Thapa Magar, the first Gurkha soldier to receive the Victoria Cross 9VC in the British Army, has been unveiled. The statue, unveiled at the Princess Garden in Aldershot, was unveiled on Saturday after carrying out pooja or worshipping as per Buddhist and Hindu traditions.

The ceremony was attended by Leo Docherty, Minister of State for Defense and Veterans Affairs, Lieutenant Mani Kumar Rai, Deputy Lord of Hampshire County, Lieutenant General Ian Kev Sibi, Commander of the British Army, Home Command and Standing Joint Command, and Roshan Khanal, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Nepali Embassy.