Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 26: The family members and relatives of an Army jawan, who was killed in fratricide yesterday at Poonch staged protest here today against ill-treatment meted out with their kin by the Army authorities.
Amid slogans, the family members and relatives of Naik Darshan Lal, son of Satpal, a resident of village Parkadhpur, Mandal Phalayan, Satwari Jammu blocked the vehicular movement on Jammu-Pathankot National Highway near Satwari and staged protest against the Army authorities for the ill-treatment meted out with the body of their kin.
One of the relatives told that their kin had served in the Army for over 15 years and ill-treatment meted out with his body speaks the truth about the honouring of a soldier.
He said that the Army authorities sent the body of the soldier in a load carrier, which is grave insult of a soldier by the Army authorities.
On getting information, SP South Rahul Malik and SDPO Harjeet Singh rushed to the spot and took up the matter with the army authorities.
Senior Army officials also reached the spot and during interaction with the police officials said that the deceased had committed suicide.
A court of inquiry had been ordered yesterday in the fratricide and further action will be taken after inquiry reports came in, police sources said.
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