JAMMU, March 31 -- A septuagenarian, Brigadier Sukhbir Singh Malik (Retired) visited and paid homage to Second Lieutenant Ashok Prahladrao Mutgikar, his Battle Comrade of Indo-Pak War of 1971, at the Memorial of the latter in village Gajansoo of Tehsil Marh in Jammu District of the UT of J&K today morning. He has travelled all the way from Haryana with his wife Smt Madhu Malik and other family members.
Speaking to our correspondent after having paying his respects by laying a wreath and observing a two minutes silence with his family, the Brigadier said that he was feeling very nostalgic. He told that both he and Lieutenant Ashok then were in the same army unit 7 GRENADIERS. Lieutenant Ashok was then a 22 year old Young Officer who had got...