Hoshiarpur, April 3

Labhpreet Singh (21) of the 20 Sikh Regiment, who died in a terror attack in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir two days ago, was cremated with full military honours at his native Muradpur Abana village.A section of soldiers from his unit and Uchi Bassi Cantonment reached his native village with his body. The martyr’s fellow soldiers gave him the Last Salute by reversing the arms and firing in the air. His father, Lakhvir Singh, lit the pyre.Labhpreet was recruited in the Army a year and a half ago and was posted in the Uri sector after completion of his training a few months ago. Besides Army officials, Mukerian SDM Amit Mahajan, MLA Rajneesh Kumar Babby, former minister Arunesh Shakar and the Ex-servicemen Welfare Officer, Hoshiarpur, paid tributes to the martyr. — OC