close friend recalls him as a bright, proud, young fellow, driven by passion to serve his motherland.
‘The decision was really brave, because he had scored nearly 90 per cent marks in his SSC examination, and a world of opportunities was open to him in civilian life,’ he says.
Majore Pitambare had been posted at Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir for the past two years and was due for transfer to the peace zone in December.
Image: The whole neighbourhood turned up to bid farewell to the fallen hero.
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