India, March 31 -- An Odia jawan lost his life while trying to save a passenger bus during a landslide in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday. Raj Kishore Munda, a havildar in the 6th Battalion, Bihar Regiment, was posted at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. He hailed from Nuagaon area of Keonjhar district in Odisha.

As per reports, Munda was killed while trying to protect a passenger bus during a landslide on March 29. He was heading with arms and ammunitions when the incident occured.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi paid a floral tribute to the brave soldier's mortal remains which arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) at 7.50 am today.

Expressing profound grief, CM Majhi said Munda made the ultimate sacrifice by la...