L-G, minister pay tributes to BSF officer killed in Pak firing

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Minister Satish Sharma on Monday joined the wreath-laying ceremony of BSF Constable Deepak Chingakham who died in cross-border firing by Pakistani troops.

BSF Inspector General (Jammu Frontier) Shashank sAnand and other senior BSF officials, police and civil officers also attended the ceremony to pay floral tributes to the slain constable.

Constable Deepak Chingakham suffered fatal injuries during cross-border firing along the international border in the RS Pura area of Jammu district on May 10 and attained martyrdom on May 11.

A solemn wreath-laying ceremony was held at BSF headquarters in Jammu, and later his mortal remains were dispatched to his family for the last rites.

The L-G laid a wreath at the mortal remains and said “I salute the brave son of Mother India, BSF Constable Deepak Chingakham, who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.” After the wreath-laying ceremony, the Tricolour-wrapped coffin carrying the body of the constable was dispatched to his hometown for the last rites.