Air warriors of the Indian Air Force (IAF) today paid floral tributes to Corporal Jyoti Prakash, who was martyred in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district.
"The martyr hails from Badiladih village in Bihar's Rohtas district. He attained martyrdom during an encounter with militants at Hajin in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday," a defence release said.
The 31-year-old corporal, a memberof the Garud Special Forces of the IAF, is survived by his wife Sushma Nand and three-and-a-half-year-old daughter.
The mortal remains of the martyr were flown to his native place with full military honours, the release said.
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