Odisha CM Condoles Martyrdom of Odia Jawan Ajit Kumar Sahoo, Announces Rs 25 Lakh Ex-Gratia

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today condoled the martyrdom of Odia Jawan Ajit Kumar Sahoo in an encounter with militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh to the next of the kin of the martyr.

“Deeply saddened by the martyrdom of Odia Jawan Ajit Kumar Sahoo in an encounter with militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. Salute to the supreme sacrifice of the brave soldier; my thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family,” the CM tweeted.

Sahoo hailed from Badasuala village in Kamakhyanagar area of Dhenkanal district.

He was martyred after sustaining injuries in an IED blast by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.