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India Honors Agniveer Murali Naik as Tensions Escalate Along LoC

The Andhra Pradesh government announces support for the family of the 23-year-old soldier killed in Pakistani shelling, as ceasefire violations continue.

Mudhavath Murali Naik, an army jawan, died on Friday after Pakistani shelling took place across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir
A resident inspects his house damaged by Pakistani artillery shelling in Poonch, along the Line of Control, Indian controlled Kashmir on Thursday. (AP)
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Overview

  • Agniveer M. Murali Naik, a 23-year-old soldier from Andhra Pradesh, was killed in cross-border shelling by Pakistani forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri-Poonch sector on May 9, 2025.
  • The Andhra Pradesh government has pledged ₹50 lakh ex gratia, five acres of land, a 300-square-yard housing plot, and a government job to support Naik’s family.
  • Thousands gathered for Naik’s state-honored funeral in his native village of Kalli Thanda, where Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and other dignitaries paid their respects.
  • Naik, the sole breadwinner for his family, joined the Indian Army in November 2022 under the Agniveer scheme and was serving with the 851 Light Regiment of the Northern Command.
  • Ceasefire violations and artillery exchanges continue along the Line of Control, with heightened military alert following India’s retaliatory Operation Sindoor strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and PoK.