CRPF jawan was killed in Pulwama terror attack. As elder brothers, his colleagues perform all rituals at sister's wedding in UP

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, December 15

This is what good colleagues do.

It was not just out of love and respect, but humanity that a number of CRPF jawans travelled to Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh on December 13 to attend a wedding of Constable Shailendra Pratap Singh’s sister Jyoti.

Constable Shailendra Pratap Singh of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed in a terrorist attack in Pulwama last October.

The ‘men in uniform’ performed all the rituals that Jyoti’s brother would have done.

CRPF jawans carried the veil above her as she walked to the mandap, leaving everyone at the wedding emotional.

Photos shared by the CRPF on Twitter show that the ‘men in uniform’ walked the bride to the mandap – a task that is normally carried out by brothers. “As elder brothers, CRPF personnel attended the wedding ceremony of Ct Shailendra Pratap Singh’s sister,” the tweet read. “Ct Shailendra Pratap Singh of 110 Bn CRPF made supreme sacrifice on 05/10/20 while valiantly retaliating terrorist attack in Pulwama,” it added.  

The post was hashtagged #GoneButNotForgotten.