Army jawan cremated with military honours

Tribune News Service

Palwal, November 3

Army Medical Corps’ (AMC) Sepoy Yudhister, whose body was recovered more than three weeks after his missing following a cloud burst and flashfloods in Sikkim last month, was cremated with full military and state honours at his paternal village of Khambi here today.

Went missing during flashfloods

• Yudhister (22) was a driver at the 420 Field Hospital of the AMC
• He was among many soldiers who went missing during the flashfloods in Sikkim on the intervening night of October 4 and 5
• He was driving an Army vehicle, carrying soldiers in the affected areas

According to district officials, Yudhister (22), who was a driver at the 420 Field Hospital of the AMC, was among many soldiers who went missing during the flashfloods in Sikkim on the intervening night of October 4 and 5. He was driving an army vehicle, carrying soldiers, moving in the affected areas during the natural disaster, sources reveal. The body that was traced a couple of days ago was sent to his village this morning in an army vehicle.

Village residents in large numbers took part in the funeral, a district administration spokesperson said. The residents raised the slogan of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Yudhister Amar Rahe’ during the funeral procession.

A gun salute was rendered to the martyred soldier.

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