Army jawan from Sathya Sai district killed in Pakistan firing at LoC

An Indian Army jawan, identified as Murali Naik (27) from Kalli Thanda hamlet of Puttagundlapalle village of Gorantla mandal in Sri Sathya Sai district, was martyred during cross-border firing by the Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on the night of Thursday, (May 8, 2025).

According to the local police in Gorantla, Murali Naik, the son of Sri Ram Naik, hailed from a poor agricultural family of the tribal hamlet. Naik was posted along the tense LoC in Jammu & Kashmir when the Pakistan Army resorted to ceasefire violations, launching heavy artillery and mortar attacks, post India’s Operation Sindoor. The young, unmarried jawan was critically hurt and breathed his last while efforts to airlift him to New Delhi went futile.

source:thehindu.com