Phursungi village (Pune): A large number of people in Pune's Phursungi village on Monday bid a tearful adieu to martyr Saurabh Farate who was killed by terrorists in Pampore (Jammu and Kashmir) on Saturday.
Farate was laid to rest at his native place with full military honours on Monday after his mortal remains were flown to Pune and it reached his birthplace on Sunday evening.
Pampore attack: When will politicians understand our pain, asks father of martyr Saurabh Farate | https://t.co/DALUX21gZ3 pic.twitter.com/NAQfUnkM3F — The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) December 18, 2016
Thirty-two-year-old Farate, who has served in the Indian Army for the last 13 years as a Gunner, is survived by his wife, twin daughters and a brother who also serves in the Army. A pall of gloom descended on Phursungi as family members, friends and locals mourned Farate.
Fursungi (Pune,Maha): Family mourns as mortal remains of gunner Saurabh Farate, who lost his life in #PamporeAttack, brought to his hometown pic.twitter.com/lc0HMzTshR — ANI (@ANI_news) December 19, 2016
NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Sunday also offered condolences to the bereaved family.
Pune - meet with the family of #martyred #shahid Saurabh Farate pic.twitter.com/N36fgO2PfW — Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) December 18, 2016
Army paid tributes to Naik (Gunner) Ratheesh C (35), a resident of Kotolipram, Kannur district in Kerala, Gunner Sourabh Farate (32) of Village Phursungi in Pune and 24-year-old Gunner Shashikant Pandey, resident of Zharian, Dhanbad district in Jharkhand on Sunday.
Fursungi (Pune,Maha): Wreath laying ceremony of gunner Saurabh Farate, who lost his life in #PamporeAttack, underway in his hometown pic.twitter.com/fCVn02Ht3O — ANI (@ANI_news) December 19, 2016
The three soldiers were killed after terrorists opened fire on an Army convoy in south Kashmir's Pulwana district, the Army said on Saturday.
Comments
0 comment