India, Nov. 27 -- The mother of Agniveer M Murali Naik who was martyred during Operation Sindoor in May this year has moved the Bombay High Court seeking parity in death benefits given to fallen soldiers of the Indian army.

The petition, filed on Wednesday, stated that under the present policy framework, an Agniveer and his family are not entitled to any form of pension or lifelong family welfare benefits upon completion of service or in the event of death during service. Unlike regular soldiers who earn pension and gratuity upon qualifying for service, Agniveers receive only a one-time 'Seva Nidhi' corpus at the end of four years, together with a limited death compensation package if killed in the line of duty.

Naik was killed on May 9...