NASHIK(MAHARASHTRA): The mortal remains of an Army soldier from Nashik district, killed along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, was brought here Monday evening in an aircraft, official sources said.
Naik Keshav Somgir Gosavi (29) was killed Sunday by a Pakistani sniper along the LoC in Rajouri district of of the militancy-affected state.
The plane carrying his body arrived at the Ojhar airport here this evening from where it was taken to his native place in an Army vehicle for last rites, they said.
Gosavi hailed from Shrirampur village near here in North Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan, Nashik Collector Radhakrishnan B besides Army and Air Force officials paid homage to the martyred soldier by placing wreaths on hiscoffin.
Gosavi got critically injured in the sniper fire and later succumbed to gunshot wounds, said a release issued by the Press Information Bureau (Defence).
The soldier is survived by his eight-month pregnant wife Yashoda Gosavi, father and sister. (AGENCIES)
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