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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ashok Sodhi<br />
| native_name = {{lang|hi|अशोक सोढ़ी}}<br />
| image = Ashok Sodhi.jpeg<br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = 21 September 1963<br />
| birth_place = [[Jammu region]]<br />
| death_date = 11 May 2008<br />
| death_place = [[Samba district]], Jammu and Kashmir, India<br />
| death_cause = Gunshot (killed in crossfire while covering an armed encounter)<br />
| occupation = Photojournalist<br />
| years_active = <!-- e.g. 1980s–2008 --><br />
| employer = [[Daily Excelsior]]<br />
| known_for = Photojournalism covering conflict and events in Jammu & Kashmir<br />
| awards = Ashok Sodhi Memorial Photography Award (established in his memory)<br />
}}<br />
'''Ashok Sodhi''' (21 September 1963 – 11 May 2008) was an Indian photojournalist who died in the line of duty in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Ashok Sodhi worked as a senior photographer for the English-language daily newspaper [[Daily Excelsior]] in Jammu.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-05-12 |title=Photojournalist killed in crossfire in Kashmir |url=https://cpj.org/2008/05/photojournalist-killed-in-crossfire-in-kashmir-1/ |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=Committee to Protect Journalists |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ashok Sodhi - Trendsetter {{!}} Press Club of Jammu |url=https://www.pressclubofjammu.com/trendsetters/ashok-sodhi.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=www.pressclubofjammu.com}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
On 11 May 2008, during an armed encounter between militants and security forces in the [[Samba district]] of Jammu (near the [[Indo-Pakistan border]]), Sodhi was covering the scene when a bullet fired amid the gun-battle struck and killed him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agencies |date=2008-05-11 |title=Militants strike in Jammu, five killed |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/militants-strike-in-jammu-five-killed-25162-2008-05-11 |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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He is survived by his wife and a daughter.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 June 2015 |title=Jammu Press Club constitutes photography award |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/jammu-press-club-constitutes-photography-award-115060900879_1.html |url-status=live |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian photojournalists]]<br />
[[Category:People from Jammu]]<br />
[[Category:1963 births]]</div>MohammadMullen