This Article is From Sep 21, 2016

Uri Attack: State Funeral For Soldiers, Candlelight March In Ranchi

Uri Attack: State Funeral For Soldiers, Candlelight March In Ranchi

18 army jawans were killed in the attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri.

Gumla/Khunti: State funeral was on Tuesday accorded to the soldiers who died in Uri -- Nayaman Kujur of Gumla and Javra Munda of Khunti -- who were among the 18 killed by terrorists in Kashmir even as a candlelight march was taken out in the memory of the soldiers.

Captain Vijendra Singh represented the Sikh Regiment as the last bugle sounded the post at Uru village in Gumla district where Nayaman Kujur's funeral took place.

Jharkhand Revenue and Land Reforms Minister Amar Bauri, lawmaker Shiv Shankar Oraon, CRPF Commandant VP Singh, Deputy Commandant Vishal Kumar, Deputy Commissioner Sarvan Sahay and several other officials and civilians were present on the occasion.

Javra Munda was also accorded state funeral in the neighbouring Khunti district in the presence of Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Nilkant Singh Munda, ADGP Rezi Dungdung, MLA Poulis Surin, Deputy Commissioner Chandrasekhar,

Superintendent of Police Anis Gupta and several others as the last bugle sounded the post. Meanwhile, several people, including journalists, took out a candlelight march near the Elbert Ekka statue in Ranchi.

 
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