Nagpur: Sepoy Pravin Prabhakar Janjal of Akola district, made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty in Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir during a terror attack on Saturday. In this encounter, L Nk Pardeep Kumar was also killed in action. Six terrorists were gunned down in this encounter.
The mortal remains of Sepoy Pravin reached Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur on Sunday late night from Delhi and taken to his native place in Akola district. Sepoy Pravin is a resident of Morgaon Bhakare village. He joined the Indian Army in 2 Mahar Regiment in 2020. He was initially posted in Manipur. After four months, he was sent to Kulgam where he was deployed at HQ 1 Sect RR (Rashtriya Rifles).
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On Saturday, this braveheart laid down his life in an encounter with terrorists in Modargam in Kulgam district of J&K. Sep Pravin killed four terrorists in the attack, however in the counter attack Sep Pravin was martyred. After this incident, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, Commander, Chinar Corps; Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary, J&K; R R Swain, DGP, J&K; and others paid homage to both the bravehearts of the Indian Army.
Pravin was married six months ago to Shambala Janjal. Pravin was the third member of the Janjal family in the village who joined the Indian Army. His grandfather Bhaskarrao Bajirao Janjal was also a soldier and uncle Ravindra Janjal also retired from the Indian Army.
