Mortal remains of soldier Gautam Kumar who was killed in Rajouri encounter on December 21, were brought to his native place in Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar on December 25. People from his neighbourhood turned up in large numbers to pay him the last respect. Kumar was among the four bravehearts, who were slain during the terrorist operation in Surankote of Poonch district. Earlier on Dec 24, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command, paid military homage to soldiers during wreath-laying ceremony in Poonch.