Jammu, Jan 14 (PTI) The Indian Army today paid tributeswith full military honours to a soldier killed in a ceasefireviolation by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.
A wreath laying ceremony was organised in honour of LanceNaik Yogesh Muralidhar Bhadane, who was killed while servingat the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector, a defencespokesman said.
A military send off was organised, wherein, GOC (CrossedSwords Division), among other military dignitaries, laidwreaths on behalf of Lt Gen D Anbu, Army Commander, NorthernCommand and Lt Gen Saranjeet Singh, GOC White Knight Corps, hesaid.
Bhadane (28), from Khalane village of Dhule district inMaharashtra, was critically injured in unprovoked firing byPakistani troops yesterday and later succumbed to injuries,the spokesman said.
Bhadane is survived by his wife, he added. PTI ABIJT.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.