HP CM's nephew cremated

The nephew of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was cremated today, a day after he succumbed to injuries sustained from being run over by a car.
Akansh Sen died of his injuries at PGI, Chandigarh yesterday. He was cremated at his native place at Kuthar in Solan district, 75 kms from here.
His body was brought here from Chandigarh by his father Arun Sen, the CM's brother-in-law.
Akansh was admitted to hospital after being hit by a car.
He was run over by a luxury car on Thursday after an altercation broke out between the car occupants and one of the victim's friends.

A large number of people including the chief minister, his cabinet colleagues and senior officers of the state government and other relatives were also present on the occasion.
Irrigation and Public Health Minister Vidya Stokes also visited Kuthar and expressed her deep sympathies with the bereaved family members.