J&K martyr cremated with military honours

Ambala, January 22

Amid chants of ‘Nirmal Singh Amar Rahe’ and ‘Hindustan Zindabad’, the mortal remains of Nirmal Singh were consigned to flames with full military honours at his native Jansui village here on Friday. The pyre was lit by his four-year-old son Vanshdeep.

Havaldar Nirmal Singh (37) of the 10 JAK Rifles unit was martyred in unprovoked firing along the Line of Control in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch on Thursday.

Nirmal is survived by his wife Gurvinder Kaur, two children (daughter Harmandeep (9) and son Vanshdeep), mother Bhajan Kaur and a younger brother. He was the only breadwinner of the family. Nirmal’s grandfather and uncle were also in the Army.

Nirmal’s mortal remains reached the Air Force Station in Ambala from where his body was brought to the village in a procession.

Ambala City MLA Aseem Goel, DC Ashok Sharma, SP Hamid Akhtar, SDM Sachin Gupta, Mayor Shaktirani Sharma and district officials paid tributes to the martyr. CM Manohar Lal paid tributes through a tweet. — TNS