Martyred Army officer's friends send Diwali sweets to jawans
The classmates of Colonel Santosh Mahadik, an Army officer who lost his life while fighting terrorists in Kashmir last November, sent 400 packets of sweets on the occasion of Diwali to soldiers in his unit. Mahadik was the Commanding Officer of 41 Rashtriya Rifles. The son of a dairy farmer, he is survived by his wife and two children.