Havildar Madan Lal

Tribune News Service

Pathankot, September 21

A pall of gloom descended on Gharota, the native village of Havildar Madan Lal (40) who died in cross-firing with militants near the LoC in Kashmir on Tuesday. The village is 13 km from Pathankot.Deputy Commissioner (DC), Pathankot, Amit Kumar said all necessary arrangements were being made for the martyr’s funeral that will be held tomorrow.An officer said the body would be brought to the village tomorrow from Kashmir.He said he would visit the village on Thursday morning to oversee the arrangements.Shaheed Sainik Parivar Surakshna Parishad, a social organisation which works for the uplift and security of families of martyrs, stated that it would collaborate with the Army and the district administration authorities to ensure that the Havildar’s family gets its dues.Parishad’s general secretary Kunwar Ravinder Singh Vicky said he and other workers of the organisation visited the village today to oversee preparations afoot for the funeral.Madan Lal is survived by his wife Bhawna Sharma, daughter Shavita Sharma (5) and son Tanav Sharma (3).