CHENNAI, Feb 16: The mortal remains of the CRPF Jawans, Subramanian and Sivachandran reached the Trichy airport in a special flight on Saturday.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman paid tribute to the martyred CRPF jawans.
The defence officials, police officials, relatives and friends also paid their last respects.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in his condolence message announced Rs 20 lakhs solatium to each family and also a Government job to a person in each family.
The two CRPF Jawans, G Subramanian and C Sivachandran were killed on Thursday, when a suicide bomber targeted their convoy in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir.
The body of G subramanian was sent to his native place, Savalapperi village near Kovilpatti in Tuticorin district while Sivachandran’s body was sent to Karkudi village in Ariyalur district. (UNI)