Dornier crash: Lt Shekhawat cremated with full honours

March 29, 2015 15:23

Mortal remains of Lt Kiran Shekhawat, the woman officer who died in the line of duty, was today consigned to flames with full military honours in Kurthala village.

Commoners and political leaders, cutting across party lines paid their homage to the departed soul.

Accompanied by the navy officials, the body of the young officer was brought here wrapped around in a tricolour. Besides the family members of the officer, local villagers, officials of the civil and police administration, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, BJP leader Rao Narbir Singh and Indian National Lok Dal party's area MLA Zakir Hussain, were among others to offered homage to the deceased officer.

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