Major General Rakesh Manocha, General Officer Commanding, Telangana and Andhra Sub-Area, laid a wreath and paid homage to late Ch (AF) Pabballa Anil at the Air Force Station in Hakimpet on Friday.
The mortal remains of battle casualty CFN (AF) Pabballa Anil of the Army Aviation Squadron (UH) arrived by a service aircraft at the Air Force Station, Hakimpet. He sacrificed his life in the line of duty on May 4 when an Army Aviation ALH Dhruv helicopter, while on an operational mission, made a precautionary landing on the banks of Marua River in the Kishtwar region of Jammu and Kashmir.
A wreath-laying ceremony was organised to pay tributes to the valiant soldier by the Indian Army. Major General Rakesh Manocha laid a wreath and paid homage to Anil. The mortal remains departed to his native village Malkapur in Rajanna Sircilla district by road where the last rites will be conducted with full military honours.
