Ashok Sodhi


Ashok Sodhi was an Indian photojournalist who died in the line of duty in Jammu & Kashmir.

Career

Ashok Sodhi worked as a senior photographer for the English-language daily newspaper Daily Excelsior in Jammu.

Death

On 11 May 2008, during an armed encounter between militants and security forces in the Samba district of Jammu, Sodhi was covering the scene when a bullet fired amid the gun-battle struck and killed him.
He is survived by his wife and a daughter.

Legacy

In 2015, the Press [Club of Jammu] instituted the Ashok Sodhi Memorial Award for photography, to honour his memory and encourage professionalism among photojournalists in the region.