Mortal Remains of India’s brave heart Arif Pathan to arrive in Vadodara today evening

India’s fallen hero Rifleman Arif Shafi Alam Khan Pathan was martyred in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the LoC in J&K on early Monday morning.

The young-blooded Indian soldier’s last military rites were performed by his regiment in New Delhi. The mortal remains of the martyr will be at 8:20 pm today, 23rd July’19, at Vadodara Airport by Indigo Airlines. A ceremony to honour the valiant hero will be arranged by the Army Station Commander of Vadodara, wherein Pathan will be adorned with a guard of honour and wreath. Stately authorities along with the Mayor and Collector of Vadodara will also pay their tributes to the brave heart.

The mourning family of the deceased soldier will carry out the funeral procedure tomorrow, 24th July’19. Pathan’s family resides in the Navayard Roshan Nagar, and his burial ceremony is to be conducted at the Gorwa D Cabin Cemetery.

Rifleman Arif Pathan was posted along the LoC in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir. He was manning a forward post that was targeted by Pakistani troupes. He was critically injured in the crossfire and succumbed to his injuries at a military hospital. Pathan’s noble dedication to the Indian Army was such that he did not come home often in the last 4 years of his term in the Indian Army. He truly served the country till his last breath.