Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday expressed deep grief over the demise of Odia jawan Ajit Kumar Sahoo in in Jammu and Kashmir and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh for his family from the CMRF.
“Deeply saddened by the martyrdom of Odia Jawan Ajit Kumar Sahoo in an encounter with militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. Salute to the supreme sacrifice of the brave soldier; my thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family,” the CM tweeted.
Sahoo, hailing from Badasuala village under the Kamakhyanagar area of Dhenkanal district, had died after sustaining injuries in an IED blast by militants in Pulwama district. He had joined the Indian Army in 2015.