"The remains are being flown to their native places where they will be accorded military funerals with full ceremonial honours," a defence spokesperson said here today.
While Sepoy Hasansab Khudavand hails fromDharwad district in Karnataka, Subedhar Basappa Patil from Gokak in Belgavi district.
"The remains of the two brave hearts will be arriving in Goa tomorrow evening and will thereafter move to Belgaum, Karnataka, on August 2," he said.
Patil, who was the patrol leader, and Hasansab, the leading scout, were martyred on July 29 while patrolling along the Line of Control in Kargil sector when they were caught in a mine blast, the spokesman said.
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