SANGLI, Oct 29:
Hearing the sad news of the death of Border Security Force (BSF) trooper Nitin Subhash Koli who was martyred in ambush at Macchil sector in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, a pall of gloom descended on tiny Dudhgaon village in Miraj tehsil of this district today.
In an alleged clear violation of Line of Control in Macchil sector, Pakistani troops fired on a BSF patrolling team in border areas late last night, in which Koli was seriously injured and admitted at a military hospital where he succumbed along with jawan Manjeet Singh of Shikh regiment early this morning.
Martyr Koli had joined BSF as a constable and appointed at Macchil sector in Kupwara recently. As soon as the news of Mr Koli’s death spread in his village, a spontaneous ‘bandh’ was observed from this morning with all business establishments remaining closed and the entire village observed a ‘Black Diwali’ as a mark of respect to the departed son of soil, with villagers taking down the lanterns lit for Diwali festival.
According to police, the body of Martyr Koli will arrive at Dudhgaon from Jammu via Lohgaon-Pune tomorrow evening. (UNI)
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