On Wednesday, May 7, Indian Army soldier, age 25 M Murali Naik was killed in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan’s heavy cross-border gunfire
The soldier Murali Naik came from the Kallithanda village in Gorantla mandal, which is in Andhra Pradesh’s Sri Satya Sai district. For the last ceremonies, his mortal remains are anticipated to be transported to his hometown tomorrow.
Who is M Murali Naik, Indian Army soldier martyred in LoC firing by Pakistan, biography, age, family, parents, hometown birth place and education
Tributes to the valiant soldier Murali Naik flooded in as soon as the news of his demise broke.
I am deeply saddened to learn that Army Jawan M. Murali Naik of Kalli Thanda village in Gaddamthanda panchayat of Gorantla mandal in Sri Satya Sai district was martyred in the ongoing Operation Sindoor in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/NUrkRdaCxy
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Age 25 Murali Naik, the son of Sri Ram Naik, was from a low-income farming family in the tribal hamlet of Gorantla, according to the local police. Following India’s Operation Sindoor, the Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire truce and launched massive artillery and mortar strikes on Naik, which was stationed along the sensitive Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir.
Murali Naik grew up in Naginayani Cheruvuthanda of Somandepalli Mandal and completed his schooling at Vignan School in Somandepalli.
Army Jawan M. Murali Naik of Kalli Thanda village in Gaddamthanda panchayat of Gorantla mandal in Sri Satya Sai district was martyred in the ongoing Operation Sindoor in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
The young, jawan suffered severe injuries and passed away after attempts to airlift him to New Delhi failed.
Andhra Pradesh Governor Abdul Nazeer expressed grief over the loss of the braveheart. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he said: “I am deeply saddened to learn that Army Jawan M. Murali Naik of Kalli Thanda village in Gaddamthanda panchayat of Gorantla mandal in Sri Satya Sai district was martyred in the ongoing Operation Sindoor in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.”
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu also paid respects, praising the young soldier’s bravery and selflessness. He offered the grieving family his sincere sympathies.
When India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Pakistan retaliated with shelling along the Line of Control (LoC), killing Murali Naik.
Deeply pained by the martyrdom of our brave Telugu Jawan, Murali Nayak, from Penukonda, Satyasai district, in the India-Pakistan battlefield in J&K.
His supreme sacrifice for the nation will forever inspire us.
My heartfelt condolences to his family.
We stand with them in this… pic.twitter.com/HfoFixNnZd— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) May 9, 2025
It has been revealed that Naik was a member of the Indian Armed Forces’ latest recruitment drive, the Agniveer program.
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A MOTHER LOSES HER ONLY SON! #IndiaPakistanTensions
Army Jawan M Murali Naik of Kalli Thanda village in Gaddamthanda of Sri Satya Sai district was martyred in the ongoing Operation Sindoor
He was martyred during the operation in Jammu & Kashmir
His mother wails her son… pic.twitter.com/ETcm2GtK8u
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