WATCH: Jawans celebrate Raksha Bandhan with fervour in Jammu

Army and other paramilitary forces deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) and other areas of Jammu division today celebrated 'Raksha Bandhan' with fervour and gaiety, on Wednesday.

Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir):School students visited the 15th Battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Wednesday and celebrated Raksha Bandhan with security personnel.

It was an occasion of supreme joy when girls applied Tilak to their forehead and also held 'Aarti' before tying Rakhis on the wrist of ITBP Jawans.

The girls accompanied by staff tied rakhi and distributed sweets to the security personnel at the training school and as a gesture of gratitude the police officers gave return gifts to the girls after the rakhi ceremony and promised them to keep them safe.

"We are celebrating Raksha Bandhan with the police Uncle because they are away from their families just to protect us. We tied Rakhis and gave them sweets. I hope they also felt good because we all felt great," said a student Arpita.

The soldiers were touched by the noble gesture of goodwill by the students and expressed their gratitude towards them.

Gulchain Singh, police personnel said: "Raksha Bandhan is an occasion when sisters tie rakhi on their brother's hand and today when they tied rakhis, we all felt like we are at our home. We will always protect them and everyone for our country."

"We felt good that today our little sisters tied Rakhi and celebrated with us. We often don't get the time to celebrate these festivities with our loved one," said another police personnel Rakesh Kumar.