Belonging to the 219 battalion, these brave jawans were killed in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district after a group of the Naxals' armed militia ambushed a road opening party (ROP) in the area's Bheji village on Saturday, March 11, 2017.
According to Times News Network, Akshay Kumar was in regular touch with the IPS Officer and DIG of Jaisalmer Sector. He enquired about this encounter and requested the DIG to share all the relevant details of the slaim jawans' kin. Akshay called DIG Lodha and expressed his desire to donate Rs 9 lakh each to families of the martyred jawans.
The DIG was touched by the superstar's gesture and told The Times of India, "Akshay himself has been in touch with me and he keeps enquiring about incidents and when I told him about the Sukma incident he immediately told me he would like to contribute and do his bit for the families of the martyred jawans, we are all grateful to him for this kind gesture."