Uttarakhand: Poonch ceasefire martyr's last rites performed

A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Army, Subedar Swatantra Singh was martyred when Pakistan opened fire in Poonch, violating the ceasefire on Thursday. The last rites of the braveheart were performed with full military honours at his native village on Saturday.

Kotdwar (Uttarakhand): The last rites of martyred Army JCO Subedar Swatantra Singh were performed with full military honours at his native village Udiyari of Uttarakhand's Pauri Garwal on Saturday.

Amid chants of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "Vande Mataram", several people adhering to COVID safety norms and wearing face masks, participated in the funeral procession and bid a tearful adieu to Singh.

According to reports, Singh was killed as Pakistani troops shelled and fired on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday.

The unprovoked ceasefire violation took place in Qasba and Kirni sectors in the district. Following which Singh was injured in the firing and was taken to a military hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries.

Singh's last rites were performed with full military honours.

Uttarakhand higher education Minister, Dhan Singh Rawat and senior army officials had paid floral tributes to Singh after his mortal remains were brought to his native village.

After paying tributes to the Army JCO Subedar Swatantra Singh martyred Army JCO, Minister Rawat said," We have lost a brave son of our motherland. The Chief Minister has announced that the state government will give the job to one person of the martyr's family.

The Minister said Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat will extend all support to Swatantra Singh’s family.