Pampore encounter: This war must stop, says martyred Captain Tushar Mahajan's father

Mahajan's father, retired lecturer Dev Raj, remembered his son as a brave soldier, who wanted to do something for the country.

Pampore encounter: This war must stop, says martyred Captain Tushar Mahajan's father
JAMMU: The Army's Northern Command chief Lt Gen D S Hooda led the tributes to Captain Tushar Mahajan, who was killed fighting terrorists near Srinagar, after his body was flown to his hometown, Udhampur, near Jammu on Monday.

Mahajan's father, retired lecturer Dev Raj, remembered his son as a brave soldier, who wanted to do so- mething for the country. Dev Raj said he was aggrieved but was feeling proud to be a martyr's father.

"He was very shy but a bright boy," a teary-eyed Raj said. He said "this war" should stop now and politicians must understand that brave men are sacrificing lives for the country. "There are forces who have vested interests." A close friend recalled that Mahajan had joined the Army against the wishes of his family. "He had a passion to join the Army and he fulfilled his dream." He remembered Mahajan as a devoted and diligent student, who was commissioned in 2009.

Separately, the body of Captain Pawan Kumar, who laid down his life near Srinagar as well, was flown to his native place, Jind in Haryana, where his last rites were performed.

Kumar had turned 22 on Army Day last month. The only son of his parents, he belonged to elite Special Forces and had earlier eliminated three militants in two counter-insurgency operations.
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