CRPF jawan cremated with state honours

Our Correspondent

Hamirpur, January 1

Inspector Kuldeep Roy of the 185 Battalion of the CRPF, who was killed in a suicide attack by militants in Pulwama district of south Kashmir yesterday, was cremated with full state honours at his native village, Tikkar Khatriyan, near here, today. Roy is survived by wife Meena Kumari and three sons, Neeraj (25), Rishabh (22) and Nikhil (19). He had joined the service after holidays on December 3 and was due to retire in two years.

Earlier, the mortal remains of the jawan were brought to the village by a CRPF team. The eldest son of the martyr lit the pyre in the presence of hundreds of people.

Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Kadam said an interim relief of Rs 10,000 had been given to the martyr’s family.

Three militants stormed a CRPF camp in the Lethpora area of Pulwama in the early hours yesterday and killed five personnel while injuring three others. Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack.

Rs 20 lakh for martyr’s kin

Shimla: The state government has announced a relief of Rs 20 lakh to the family of the martyr. Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur have expressed grief over the death of Roy and expressed sympathies with the bereaved family. They prayed for the peace to the departed soul. The Chief Minister said the brave soldiers of the state lead from the front to safeguard the country. The supreme sacrifice by the martyrs would always be remembered by the country, he added.