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Nagrota martyr's mortal remains consigned to flames in Raj

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Press Trust of India Dholpur
The mortal remains of armyman Raghvendra Singh Parmar, who was martyred in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota, were today consigned to flames with full military honours at his ancestral village in Dholpur district of Rajasthan.

Grenadier Parmar, 28, was martyred on November 29 in the militant attack at an Army base in Nagrota in which seven armymen including him lost their lives.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje visited Parmar's village Gadhi Jafar and offered floral tributes.

She consoled his family members and promised a government job to his widow and naming a government school or hospital after martyred soldier.
 

The funeral was performed with full military honours in the presence of the officers from his unit, district administration and police.

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First Published: Dec 02 2016 | 1:57 AM IST

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