In Punjab, Tearful Farewell To Three Soldiers Killed In J&K Encounter

Punjab government has announced a relief of Rs 50 lakh and a government job each for the families of the three soldiers.

In a village in Punjab's Kapurthala district, a teary-eyed Vikramjit Singh (13) on Wednesday lit the pyre of his father Naib Subedar Jaswinder Singh, who was among the five soldiers killed in a fierce gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

In Gurdaspur and Rupnagar districts, the families of Naik Mandeep Singh and Sepoy Gajjan Singh, who were also killed in the operation on Monday, were also inconsolable.

Slogans of ''Shaheed Amar Rahe'' and ''Bharat Mata ki Jai'' rented the air as military vehicles carrying the bodies of the three soldiers reached their respective villages. Anti-Pakistan slogans were also raised.