Handwara martyr Colonel Ashutosh Sharma decorated twice for gallantry

Zee News Sunday, 3 May 2020 ()
Colonel Ashutosh Sharma is also the first Commanding Officer or a Colonel-rank Army person in the last 5 years to have lost his life in an encounter with terrorists. 
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News video: Handwara encounter: UP govt announces Rs 50 lakhs to kin of slain soldier Col Ashutosh Sharma

Handwara encounter: UP govt announces Rs 50 lakhs to kin of slain soldier Col Ashutosh Sharma 01:54

Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish K Awasthi announced that the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed to provide Rs 50 lakhs as compensation to kin of Colonel Ashutosh Sharma, who lost his life in Handwara encounter. "Along with this, government will also provide government...