Mortal remains of 3 jawans consigned to flames with military honours

Jodhpur/Jaisalmer/ Jhunjhunu: The mortal remains of three soldiers, who were among those killed in a road accident in Sikkim, were on Friday consigned to flames with full military honours in their respective villages in Rajasthan, police said.

Subedar Guman Singh, Lance Naik Manoj Yadav and soldier Sukha Ram were from Jaisalmer, Jhunjhunu and Jodhpur districts, respectively.

The body of Subedar Guman Singh arrived at Jaisalmer air force station from Delhi, from where it was taken to Joga village in a decorated military truck, police said.

A large number of locals reached the air force station and raised slogans like ‘Guman Singh Amar Rahe’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’. His funeral was conducted in the village in the presence of thousands of people.

In Jodhpur, people in large numbers accompanied the military truck in which the body of Sukha Ram was taken from the airport to his village.