Army pays tribute to Colonel Mahadik who died fighting terrorists in Kashmir
The 38-year-old Colonel of the Army's elite Para Commando force was the Commanding Officer of 41 Rashtriya Rifles. He was leading his troops in the encounter against four terrorists when he was shot and fatally wounded.
Colonel Mahadik was from Maharashtra and is survived by his wife and two children. He had conducted many successful counter-terrorist operations and had earlier been awarded the Sena medal for gallantry.
Colonel Mahadik was the second senior officer killed while fighting terrorists in Kashmir.
Colonel MM Rai, commanding officer of 42 Rashtriya Rifles, was killed in January in an encounter with terrorists in south Kashmir's Tral area.
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