Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary and Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Transport, Satish Sharma, attended the last rites of Head Constable Jagbir Singh, who was martyred along with his three colleagues in a two day long gunfight in Kathua district.
His cremation took place with full state honours at his native village, Matto, in Akhnoor.
Thousands of people from all walks of life, including relatives, gathered at the village cremation ground to pay their respects to the martyr.
Earlier, the Deputy Chief Minister and Satish Sharma visited Jagbir Singh’s residence to express their condolences with the bereaved family. They prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul.
The Deputy Chief Minister met with the martyr’s mother and other family members, assuring them of full support from the J&K government.