Pampore encounter: Proud family bids teary adieu to martyr Capt Tushar Mahajan-Photos

Family pays tribute to Late Captain Tushar Mahajan

New Delhi: Away from the ongoing JNU row and Jat agitation in other parts of the country, a proud family and his regiment paid tributes to slain Captain Tushar Mahajan of 10 Para Special Forces . 

Capt Mahajan, a resident of Udhampur in Jammu region, laid his life while battling a  group of terrorists in Pampore area of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. 

Son of a retired school principal Dev Rah Gupta, the Captain was injured during the smoke-out operation, and succumbed to the injuries at 92 Base Hospital late on Sunday evening.

Captain Pawan Kumar's body brought to Pathankot

Body of martyr Captain Pawan Kumar was brought to Pathankot on Monday morning, from where it will be taken to his native place Jind in Haryana. Captain Kumar also laid down his life during Pampore encounter on Saturday night.

The 23-year-old also belonged 10 Para Special Forces and had taken part in several counter-insurgency operations in the Valley.