Soldier Killed In J&K Cremated With Full Military Honours In Madhya Pradesh

The mortal remains of Karnveer Singh, a soldier with the Indian Army who was killed in an encounter with ultras in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian, were consigned to flames at his native village in Madhya Pradesh''s Satna district with full military honours on Friday.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reached Deomau Daldal village to pay his respects and announced an honorarium of Rs 1 crore to the martyred soldier's family and a government job to his brother Shakti Singh.

He further said that Karnveer''s statue will be installed in the village and an institution will be named after him in his memory.