Army jawan Sachin Yadavrao Vananje, 29, a native of Tamlur village in Degloor taluka of Nanded district, was martyred in Jammu and Kashmir on May 6 when a military truck he was driving plunged into a deep valley. The tragic incident occurred near Ramban, where Sachin was posted with the 6th Battalion of the Mahar Regiment for the past three years.
Sachin, who was transporting fellow soldiers for a war-related deployment, lost control of the vehicle in the mountainous terrain, leading to the deaths of four soldiers, including himself. The accident has struck a deep emotional chord in his native region, with residents from both Maharashtra and Telangana mourning his loss in the backdrop of ongoing tensions along the India-Pakistan border.
His body was brought to the 66 Base Hospital in Srinagar for post-mortem and was later flown to Nanded. His final rites were conducted with full military honours in Degloor town on Friday, attended by elected representatives, district officials, and hundreds of locals. Nanded’s soldier welfare officer Capt. Vittal Kadam and Degloor deputy collector Anup Patil supervised the arrangements.
Sachin is survived by his wife Madhura, who currently resides in Pune with their eight-month-old daughter, his parents, and two brothers. The couple had been married for just a year and a half. His father, Yadavrao Shivram Vananje, works as a private driver, and the family now lives in Jia Colony in Degloor town.
The news of Sachin’s martyrdom has cast a pall of gloom over Tamlur, Degloor, and nearby Madnoor. Locals have hailed his death as a sacrifice for the nation, reflecting the heightened sense of patriotism and grief in the community as the country faces an increasingly volatile security situation.
