The body of martyred soldier from Maharashtra, Rajendra Narayan Tupare, who died in an exchange of fire at the Line of Control Jammu & Kashmir, will reach his home village today, a defence spokesperson said here on Monday.
Tupare was killed during heavy firing by the Pakistani Army on Indian Army posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajauri sector on Sunday.
Tupare, who hailed from Karve village in Chandgad sub-district, of the 12th Maratha Battalion is survived by his wife Sharmila and other relatives.
His mortal remains were flown shortly before noon from Jammu to Sambra, near Belgaum, in a service aircraft, the spokesperson said.
The body will then be taken by road from Sambra for the last rites to his native village, which has plunged into grief since Sunday.
Earlier on October 30, BSF trooper Nitin S. Koli from Dudhgaon in Sangli district was martyred while battling terrorists in Kupwara, Kashmir.
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