BSF Martyr cremated in Etah

The last rites of martyr BSF assistant sub-inspector Rajnish Kumar was performed at his native Saidyapur village in Etah with full state honours on Thursday.

Thousand of people were present chanting the name of Rajnish Kumar and Bharat Mata ki Jai during the cremation. The pyre was lit jointly by the martyr three-year old son Darsh and his younger brother Varun. The BSF jawans also gave a guard of honour to the martyr.

Several eminent persons joined the funeral of the martyr at his village and local BJP MP Rajveer Singh, Farrukhabad BJP MP Mukesh Rajput, Rajya Sabha member Harnath Singh Yadav, UP government representative Atul Garg along with several senior politicians and officials were present. Atul Garg also presented a compensation of Rs 25 lakh cheque announced by chief minister Yogi Adityanath to the martyr’s family. Rajnish was killed in the cross firing on the Indo-Pak border on Tuesday night.