The mortal remains of army jawan Bablu Singh, who was killed while thwarting an infiltration bid in Kashmir, were consigned to flames in village Jhandipur here today with full military honours.
"Amid chants of 'Shaheed Bablu Singh Amar Rahen', 'Jab Tak Suraj Chand Rahega Bablu Tera Naam Rahega' Dron Chaudhary, the six-year-old son of Singh, lit the pyre amid heavy showers.
28-year-old Bablu Singh was one of the two soldiers killed in an encounter on July 30 in Naugam sector of Kashmir's Kupwara district that also left two militants dead. Bulandshar native Vishal Choudhary was the other soldier who died in the gunbattle.
"In the early hours of July 30, while being part of an ambush party on the Line of Control (LOC), he noticed suspicious movement of militants. When challenged, the militants opened fire. Notwithstanding the risks involved, he retaliated with precision fire, killing two militants on the spot," an army officer had said after his killing.
Bablu had joined the army's Jat regiment in 2005.
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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Earlier, the family of the slain soldier refused to
cremate the body, saying the last rites will not be performed till the government meets their demands, including that of a compensation of Rs 50 lakh, land for agriculture, a petrol pump and job for a family member.
District Magistrate Nikhil Chandra Shukla intervened and persuade the family by assuring them that their demands will be forwarded to the government.
