MUMBAI: Soldier Chandu Babulal Chavan, who had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) after the Army’s surgical strike in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir last year, today returned home in north Maharashtra.
Chandu, who hails from Borvihir village in Dhule district, reached his village to a rousing reception by his family and the locals.
His brother Bhushan Chavan said it will be a happy Holi for the family as Chandu has returned after six months.
The 22-year-old jawan from 37 Rashtriya Rifles had gone missing on September 29 last year after he inadvertently crossed the LoC and stepped into the Pakistan soil. The Pakistan Army had immediately took him into captivity. (AGENCIES)
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