PANIPAT, JUNE 3

Residents of Nangal Kheri village bid adieu to Amit Punia, who died dousing fire which engulfed the Ammunition Depot of the Army at Pulgaon inMaharshtra four days ago. The Army fireman was cremated with full state honours in his village this evening.Punia’s body was brought to his native village from Maharashtra in the evening.ADC Rajiv Mehta conveyed condolences on behalf of the district administration. Army officials also saluted the brave man. Amit, a bachelor, was the youngest son of Satbir Singh Punia of Bichpadi village in Sonepat who shifted to Nangal Kheri 30 years ago.He was injured in the operation to control the fire in the Ammunition Depot. He succumbed to the injuries on June 2. Mahipal Dhanda, MLA; Brig Rajiv Chopra, Major Gyanesh, Sewah sarpanch Khushdil and hundreds of villagers attended the cremation. — TNS