Poonch attack: Mortal remains of Sepoy Vysakh to reach Kerala on Wednesday

Thiruvananthapuram: The mortal remains of the martyred soldier Vysakh H will be brought to Kerala on Wednesday, a defence spokesperson said.

Vysakh from Kottarakkara Odanavattom was among five Army personnel who lost their lives in a fierce gunfight with terrorists during an operation in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

The other soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty are Naib Subedar (JCO) Jaswinder Singh, a recipient of Sena Medal, Naik Mandeep Singh, Sepoys Gajjan Singh and Saraj Singh.

The operation was launched in a village close to Dera Ki Gali (DKG) in Surankote in the early hours following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists who had infiltrated from across the Line of Control (LoC).

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly V D Satheesan condoled the death of Vysakh .