Gaya bids tearful farewell to student killed in China

GAYA: The mortal remains of Gaya’s Nagsen Aman, who was killed in China on July 23, were consigned to flames at his native village Kasthua under Paraiya block in the district on Saturday.
Aman, 20, was a pursuing international business studies from Tianjin University in China. The family had come to know about the incident on July 30. Since then, the family was awaiting arrival of his mortal remains from China. Their wait came to an end on Friday when the mortal remains finally reached Patna from Delhi by a flight.

Family members of Aman had gone to Patna to receive the body. According to a press statement issued by Gaya district administration, the mortal remains had reached Patna airport from Delhi around 2pm on Friday.
Aman’s uncle Ramkishor Paswan said the funeral procession started from the police lines in Gaya town around 9.15am on Saturday. Aman’s another uncle, Pankaj Paswan, lit the funeral pyre. Around 10,000 people attended the funeral procession.