Komanpally, a non-descript village in Nizamabad district of Telangana was shocked to listen to that Army jawan Rada Mahesh, a native of the village, was killed in an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Besides Mahesh, three private security force personnel, including a military officer, and three militants were killed during a failed infiltration bid by ultras along the road of Control (LoC) in Machil sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.
A pall of gloom descended on Maheshs residence with relatives and friends offering condolences to the bereaved parents and Suhasini, widow of Mahesh.
Nizamabad District Additional Collector B Chandrashekar told PTI over phone that the soldiers mortal remains were expected to succeed in his native village by Tuesday afternoon.
The district administration is taking all measures by following the orders of the government in performing the last rites, he said.
Offering condolences to the kin of the slain soldier, K Kavitha, MLC and daughter of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, said the entire of Telangana would stand by the bereaved family.
A solid tribute to Rada Mahesh of Komanpalli in Nizamabad district, who was martyred for preventing terrorist infiltration. Telangana will stand by the family of ‘veera’ jawan, who laid down his life for the country during a heroic struggle,” she tweeted.
His parents, Raju and Gangamallu, both farmers, recalled that he had telephoned them on All Souls’ Day , saying that he was happening a patrol with colleagues during a nearby area. That was the last they heard from him.
