Srinagar, May 23 (KNS): Army today paid a befitting tribute with full military honours to its valiant soldier Naik Gawade Pandurang Mahadev who had attained martyrdom yesterday during an operation in Kupwara Sector.
Homage was paid to the valour and sacrifice of the Late soldier in a solemn ceremony held at Badami Bagh Cantonment, Srinagar. Naik Gawade Pandurang Mahadev had been critically injured in a fierce encounter that resulted in the elimination of five heavily armed terrorists on 21 May 2016 in Durgmulla, Kupwara. The soldier was part of the column which initially located and engaged the terrorists hiding in a cluster of houses.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelHe was evacuated to the Military Hospital but unfortunately succumbed to his injures yesterday. The martyr is survived by his wife and two young children.
Pride and honour for the martyr were all palpable as the Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen Satish Dua and all ranks of Chinar Corps laid wreath to salute the soldier in his last journey.
The Corps Commander said that such exemplary acts always serve as an inspiration to the present and future generations and that such sacrifices never go in vain. (KNS)