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Last rites of Pak shelling victims performed with full honours
Orissa POST
|May 12, 2025
Emotional scenes were witnessed across the country as the last rites of those killed in shelling by Pakistan during the recent military conflict with India were performed Sunday.
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The Jammu division, which bore the brunt of heavy Pakistani firing and shelling, suffered the most casualties, including civilians. Rifleman Sunil Kumar (25), who was posted with 4 J-K Light Infantry regiment, was given a tearful adieu with hundreds of mourners joining his last rites at his native village Triva in the Arnia sector.
Kumar was critically injured in cross-border shelling along the International Border in the RS Pura sector early Saturday. He succumbed to his injuries later. The 25-year-old came from a military background -- his two elder brothers currently serve in the armed forces, while his father is an ex-serviceman. Kumar's relatives said he was inspired to join the army and serve the nation from a young age.
This story is from the May 12, 2025 edition of Orissa POST.
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