Maharashtra: Last rites of soldier killed in Shopian encounter held with state honours in Sangli

Chavan’s mortal remains were brought to Shigaon village in Islampur taluka of Sangli district on Sunday and the last rites were performed on Monday morning with full state honours in presence of family, relatives, friends, villagers and several officials and political leaders. A huge crowd had gathered at the entry point of the village as his mortal remains were brought to the village amid chants of ‘Romit Chavan Amar Rahe.’

Maharashtra’s Minister for Water Resources Jayant Patil, who is also guardian minister for Sangli district, tweeted on Monday, “I paid my tributes to Romit Chavan when the last rites were performed on him on the banks of Warana river. Romit was martyred while fighting with terrorists at the young age of 24. Walwa will never forget the supreme sacrifice made by him for the nation.”

शहीद रोमीत चव्हाण यांच्यावर वारणा नदीकाठी अंत्यसंस्कार करण्यात आले.यावेळी उपस्थित राहून रोमीत यांना श्रद्धांजली वाहिली.अवघ्या २४व्या वर्षी जम्मू काश्मीर येथे दहशतवाद्यांना कंठस्नान घालताना रोमीत यांना हौतात्म्य आले.त्यांनी देशासाठी प्राणांची आहुती दिली हे वाळवा कधीच विसरणार नाही. pic.twitter.com/7UjjbMbFUv

— Jayant Patil- जयंत पाटील (@Jayant_R_Patil) February 21, 2022

Patil added, “Romit always dreamed of joining the Army to serve the country and had fulfilled his dream.. It is painful that a soldier who revered his motherland passed away at such a young age.”

Chavan is survived by his parents and younger sister.

A tweet from the Northern Command from the Indian Army said, “Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Army Commander and all ranks salute the bravehearts Sepoy Santosh Yadav and Sepoy Chavan Romit who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty on February 19 in Shopian…”.