Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 14: Army today paid tributes with full military honours to a soldier martyred in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district.
A wreath laying ceremony was organised in honour of Lance Naik Yogesh Muralidhar Bhadane, who was martyred while serving at the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector, a defence spokesman said.
A military send off was organised, wherein, GOC (Crossed Swords Division), among other military dignitaries, laid wreaths on behalf of Lt Gen D Anbu, Army Commander, Northern Command and Lt Gen Saranjeet Singh, GOC White Knight Corps, he said.
Bhadane (28), from Khalane village of Dhule district in Maharashtra, was critically injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops yesterday and later succumbed to injuries, the spokesman said, adding that Bhadane is survived by his wife.
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