Mortal remains of deceased jawan to be flown to Pune tomorrow

The mortal remains of army soldier Deepak Jagannath Ghadge, who was killed in Pakistani firing along the LoC in Poonch district, will be flown to Pune from here tomorrow.

"At 0830 hours tomorrow, an IAF fixed wing is scheduled to take off with mortal remains of Deepak from Jammu to Pune," an army officer said here.

"Sepoy Deepak got martyred when Pakistani soldiers initiated indiscriminate and unprovoked firing at about 2 PM on Indian Army posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector yesterday," PRO Defence Lt Col Manish Mehta said.

He said that mortal remains are being moved by road from Poonch to Jammu today as air movement is not possible due to adverse weather conditions.

From Pune, the mortal remains will be taken in a helicopter to Deepak's native village in Satara subject to clearance of the temporary helipad there.

There will be brief halt for wreath laying ceremony at Rajour and night halt at Jammu, he said.

The 27-year-old Sepoy Deepak Jaganath Ghadge belongs to village Borgaon in Satara district of Maharashtra.

He is survived by his wife, 2-year-old son and daughter aged 1 year.

The jawan had suffered a bullet injury in the head. There have been a number of ceasefire violations along the international border and the LoC this year.

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