Visakhapatnam: Heartfelt tributes were paid to Indian Army Jawan Sapper Paravada Naidu Babu, whose mortal remains arrived at Visakhapatnam Airport on Friday.

Sapper Naidu Babu, serving in the 873 Engineer Works Section under the Corps of Engineers Regiment in Leh, made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. 

A solemn wreath-laying ceremony, with full military honors, was held at the airport, where a ceremonial guard from the Navy stood in attendance.

Wreaths were laid by Commodore Manoj Yadav, Commanding Officer of INS Dega, Colonel Vikrant Pandey of Station HQ (Army), as well as officials from the district administration and city police, in honor of the fallen soldier.

Sapper Naidu Babu's military and state funeral will be conducted in his hometown, Paravadapalem village, Kasimkota in Anakapalle district, on Saturday, marking a somber farewell to a brave soldier who dedicated his life to the nation.

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