Three soldiers were killed after terrorists attacked a security convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pampore.
Widow of a soldier who died in last week's attack on an army convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pampore said that she was ready to fight on the border like her brave husband.
Saurabh Farate was among the three soldiers killed in the attack on Saturday,
"Sonali told me she will now be the mother as well as father to her daughters and ensure proper education for them. She wants her kids to become brave like their dad," Shiv Sena leader Neelam Gorhe said after meeting her.
The Sena leader said that Sonal expects a job so that she can continue to support her family.
Mr Gorhe gave her a cheque of Rs one lakh on behalf of the party.
Dozens of people from Phursungi village in Pune and surrounding areas paid their last respects to the 33-year-old gunner Saurabh Farate, as his mortal remains were consigned to flames by his father yesterday.
His last rites were performed in Phursungi village in Pune at 9 am with full military honours.
Farate is survived by his parents, wife Sonali, twin daughters Aarohi and Aradhya and younger brother Rohit, who is also in the army.