Last rites of Nowgam braveheart performed in Gharota village in Pathankot
The last rites of Havildar Madan Lal, who died in a gunbattle with terrorists in Nowgam sector of Jammu and Kashmir on September 20, were performed today in Gharota village in Pathankot.
In Short
- Havildar Madan Lal hailed from Gharota village in Pathankot.
- Army pays him homage in a wreath-laying ceremony at Badami Bagh Cantt in Srinagar.
- Madan Lal is survived by his wife Bhawna Devi and two children.
The last rites of Havildar Madan Lal, who had laid down his life in Jammu and Kashmir's Nowgam Sector on September 20 while leading his team in the operation that foiled an infiltration bid by armed terrorists, were today performed in his hometown Gharota in Punjab with full military honours.
The entire family bade a tearful farewell to the braveheart.
ARMY BIDS ADIEU
Earlier, the Indian Army paid homage to the martyr in a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at Badami Bagh Cantt in Srinagar. Chinar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Satish Dua and other army personnel paid rich tributes to the 37-year-old braveheart from the Dogra Regiment.
Havildar Madan Lal, who hailed from Gharota village in Pathankot, is survived by his wife Bhawna Devi and two children - a six-year-old daughter and a two-year-old son.
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