Villagers of Mudrabeda in the Ghatagaon area in Keonjhar district on Saturday paid tributes to jawan Pradeep itants at Awantapura in Jammu & Kashmir on November 7.
Pradeep (23) had joined the CRPF 130 Battalion two years ago. He was recently posted in J&K. In an encounter between Pakistan militants, he was shot dead 32 km from Srinagar.
Being the eldest son in the family, his parents had put all the hope on him after his engagement in service. When his body reached his village, his family and relatives burst into tears while villagers also mourned the death. The officers escorting the body from Kashmir expressed their condolences to the family.
Minister Badri Narayan Patra, Keonjhar Sub-Collector, Additional District Magistrate and CRPF Commandant CR Mohapatra attended the funeral ceremony.