Poonch martyr's last rites performed after Adityanath speaks to family
May 03, 2017 09:35
Last rites of Border Security Force head constable Prem Sagar, who lost his life in the ceasefire violation by Pakistan on Monday, were held on Wednesday after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke to the family.
Earlier, Sagar's son had said that the last rites of his father would not be performed until the chief minister arrives at their hometown in Deoria.
The mortal remains of the braveheart were brought to his village amid slogans in his praise by hundreds of villagers, who had gathered to pay their respect to the departed soul.
The Pakistan Army on Monday had mutilated the bodies of Sagar and Naib subedar Paramjit Singh, who were killed earlier in a ceasefire violation at Jammu and Kashmir's Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch district. -- ANI
Earlier, Sagar's son had said that the last rites of his father would not be performed until the chief minister arrives at their hometown in Deoria.
The mortal remains of the braveheart were brought to his village amid slogans in his praise by hundreds of villagers, who had gathered to pay their respect to the departed soul.
The Pakistan Army on Monday had mutilated the bodies of Sagar and Naib subedar Paramjit Singh, who were killed earlier in a ceasefire violation at Jammu and Kashmir's Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch district. -- ANI
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