July 29, 2025: On Monday, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met Mareesa Thapa, the daughter of Additional Deputy Commissioner Raj Kumar Thapa, who died on May 10 in Pakistani shelling.

Thapa was attempting to protect the lives of locals when a shell exploded close to him as Pakistan began shelling civilian areas.

At the Raj Bhawan, the L-G also met Meenakshi Kundan Thapa, Thapa's wife. Sinha gave Thapa's daughter an assurance letter that, when she finished her education, she would be hired as an Assistant Law Officer.

Meanwhile, in a separate event, the L-G also handed over appointment letters for government jobs to 80 kin of terror victims from Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban Poonch, Rajouri, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur and Reasi.