Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 24: Amid a pall of gloom, the mortal remains of Block Development Council (BDC) Chairman Bhupinder Singh, who was killed by terrorists in Budgam district, were cremated here today.
Singh, who was BDC chairman of Khag block, left for his ancestral home alone on Wednesday, without informing the police, after dropping his Personal Security Officers (PSOs) at Khag Police Station. The terrorists shot Singh at around 7.45 pm and he died on the spot.
When his body reached his home in Sainik colony from Budgam, Singh’s family members were inconsolable. Despite the threat of coronavirus, a large number of people, including top leaders, reached his house to pay their respects.
The body was taken to Shastri Nagar cremation ground and the last rites were performed on Thursday evening.
The family demanded a probe into his killing, claiming that there was a security lapse.
“My father unfurled the National Flag on August 15 in Kashmir. He was under threat and there was a security lapse. We demand a probe into it,” Singh’s son Amandeep Singh told reporters here.
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