Mortal remains of an soldier Vaishakh H, who killed in encounter with terrorists brought to Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram : The mortal remains of an army soldier from Kerala, killed in an encounter with terrorists two days ago, was brought her...

Thiruvananthapuram : The mortal remains of an army soldier from Kerala, killed in an encounter with terrorists two days ago, was brought here by a flight on Wednesday, a Defence source said here.

Vaishakh H of Rashtriya Rifle Battalion was among five Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), who died in a gunfight with terrorists during an operation in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

The inter-services procedure for paying last respects to the departed soul was held at "Shradhanjalisthan" created at a car-park adjacent to the domestic terminal of the airport here.

Representing the Kerala government, Finance Minister K N Balagopal paid his last respects to the departed soul.

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