Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Feb 26: Body of martyr Kultar Singh, SGCT 13 Bn, JKAP, who laid down his life in terrorists attack at Chrar-e-Sharief Shrine in Budgam district of Kashmir valley yesterday, was cremated with full State honours on the banks of Devka river in his native village Gurha Salathia in Vijaypur tehsil of this district today.
Thousands of people drawn from Gurha Salathia and surrounding areas including his family members and relatives joined the funeral procession.
Heart rendering scenes were witnessed with relatives and friends of the martyr wailing and sobbing as the body of this brave cop wrapped in tricolour reached the village at 2 pm today. All the eyes were wet and nobody could control his emotions and sentiments. The situation in the village became tense when people from this land of Dogra warriors saw the body of one of its promising and brave youth has met the end in the prime of his life.
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The villagers, who gave a touching and emotional adieu, said the sacrifice of this brave son of soil will not go in vain.
Martyr Kultar Singh is survived by his old parents Jiwan Singh and Surishta, wife Rani Slathia and his two kids namely four year old Harshit and three year old Akshit who are too small to understand the tragedy which has befallen on them.
His cremation took place at the banks of river Devka (Gupt Ganga) with a Guard of Honour presented by the jawans of J&K Police. Among the senior police officers who attended the cremation of Kultar Singh included ADGP, JKAP, A K Choudhary, IGP, Jammu, S D Singh Jamwal, M P Jugal Kishore Sharma, Minister of Industries and Commerce, Chander Prakash Ganga, BJP State president, Sat Sharma, former Minister and NC leader, Surjit Singh Salathia, former Minister and senior Congress leader ,Manjit Singh, Dogra Sadar Sabha chief and former Minister, Gulchain Singh Charak, PDP leader Harmesh Salathia, SSP Samba, Anil Magotra, S P Traffic Rural, Shaheen Wahid and others. They paid glowing tributes to this valiant cop.
As the body of martyr was taken for cremation, the slogans like Bharat Mata Ki Jai, Vande Mataram , Shaheed Kultar Singh Amar Rahe, Amar Rahe and Pakistan Murdabad rent the air.
However, situation became tense at cremation ground when family members and relatives of Kultar Singh accused the Government and police for this episode. They said the transfer orders of the martyr were issued last month but he was not relieved till date and hence the Government was responsible for the killing. They demanded an investigation into the matter as to why he was not relieved till he fell to the bullets of terrorists while discharging his duty.
The irate mob after the cremation of martyr marched towards Jammu-Pathankot National Highway and blocked it near Gurha Morh for about four hours.
The protestors did not allow any vehicle to move on the NH demanding a probe into the episode. They, while condemning the attack on Kultar Singh, raised slogans against the Government saying it always supported the stone pelters and did not care for the sacrifices of soldiers and cops. ASP Samba, Adil Hamid and SHO Vijaypur tried to pacify the protestors but they did not budge and shouted slogans against them forcing them to beat a hasty retreat.
Shouting slogans against the terrorists and separatists, the protestors said the Government should take stern action against them as how long Jammu will suffer through their hands.
Later, District Development Commissioner, Samba, Sheeetal Nanda and SSP, Samba Anil Magotra visited the spot and appealed the people to lift the N H blockade. They assured them that their demand will be conceded and asked them to meet them tomorrow. They also assured them that on the basis of their demand the matter will be investigated.
On this assurance the protesters dispersed and NH blockade was lifted. There was a huge jam on National Highway up to late night hours.
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