Hyderabad, Nov 9 : A pall of gloom hung heavy at the house of Army jawan Ryada Mahesh from Telangana who was martyred in Kashmir on Sunday, as news of his demise was conveyed to his family. He was married for only a year.
Son of a farmer couple in Komanpally village of Velpur mandal in Nizamabad district, Mahesh, 26, had come up in life the hard way.
His wife and parents were inconsolable after hearing of the news of his demise. His parents Ryada Raju and Gangamallu, both farmers, were shocked over the loss of their son.
They recalled that he had last telephoned them on November 2, saying that he was going on a patrol with colleagues in a nearby area. That was the last they heard from him.
Mahesh was among four security personnel and three militants killed during a failed infiltration bid by militants along the Line of Control in Machil Sector of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday.
The family was initially informed that he had sustained critical injuries in the encounter. Later, they were told that he had died.
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