MOGA : Thousands of people poured to bid a final adieu to Rifleman Karamjit Singh (24) on his Bhog Ceremony held at his native village Janer in Dharamkot sub-division of Moga district.
Martyr Karamjit was killed during a ceasefire violation along the border in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on March 18.
To mark the occasion the Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Hans, who also attended the ceremony handed over two cheques of the total amount of Rs 5 lakhs (Rs 2.5 lakhs each) to the martyr’s father Avtar Singh and mother Kulwant Kaur on the behalf of Punjab Government.
Deputy commissioner also assured that one more cheque of rupees 5 lakh will be handed over to the family within a few days.
Karamjit was seriously injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistan troops along the LoC in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir at around 0530 hrs on March 18.
He later succumbed to his injuries and cremated at his village on March 19 with full Army honors.
Meanwhile, Karamjit had joined Army in 2015 and was posted in Jammu and Kashmir for over one and a half year.
At the ‘antam ardass’ various political, religious and social leader of different organisations attended the ceremony of two Moga MLA’s Harjot Kamal and Sukhjeet Singh of Kaka Lohgarh also paid tributes of the riflemen.
Harjot kamal said that the nation will always remember the martyrs.
(AGENCIES)
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