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Jawan killed in avalanche cremated

The funeral was held with full military honours in his native village of Bilai in Karauli where the officers of his unit paid him homage.

pampore, pampore encounter, pampore encounter martyrs, kashmir, kashmir encounter, kashmir encounter martyrs, indian army, army martyrs, india news, indian army news, kashmir news, himachal newsArmy soldiers carry the coffin of Martyr Lance Naik Om Prakash, who was killed while fighting the terrorists at Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir, at Chail around 45 kmls from Shimla on Monday. (Express Photo by Lalit Kumar)
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The mortal remains of Naib Subedar Aram Singh Gurjar who succumbed to injuries sustained due to an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir along the LoC were consigned to flames in Karauli. The funeral was held with full military honours in his native village of Bilai in Karauli where the officers of his unit paid him homage and laid floral wreaths.

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He was from 51 Rashtriya Rifles. Col Shailendra Singh, Station Commander Bharatpur, Government Chief Whip Kaluram Gujjar, local MLAs, district collector, Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla and others were present on the occasion.

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