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Army personnel pay tributes to Lt Sandeep Chahar at Silani village in Jhajjar on Tuesday. Tribune Photo

Ravinder Saini

Tribune News Service

Jhajjar, November 22

Mortal remains of Lieutenant Sandeep Chahar (24), who died in the Kanpur train mishap, were consigned to flames at his native Silani village today with full military and police honour.Jhajjar SDM Pradeep Kaushik and DSP Rajiv Kumar attended the last rites to pay tributes to the martyr.Pradeep Chahar, Sandeep’s younger brother, lit the pyre in presence of a significant number of people from surrounding villages.Earlier, Sandeep’s body was brought to Silani village by Army personnel in an ambulance from Delhi.Talking to mediapersons, Honorary Captain (Retd) Jagdish Chahar, Sandeep’s grandfather, demanded the state government to accord a status of martyr to his grandson, stating he was on duty when the mishap took place.Dharampal Chahar, Sandeep’s father, said, “We want nothing but respect for our son which is given to a martyr.”