Twenty-nine year old business man Akansh Sen, a nephew of Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who was allegedly crushed to death in Chandigarh by his acquaintances, was cremated in his native village Kuthar in Solan district on Saturday.
Virbhadra Singh attended the last rites Akansh, who succumbed to his injuries at PGI, Chandigarh on Friday. He prayed to the Almighty to give peace to the departed soul and also consoled the grief stricken family members.
The body of Akansh Sen was brought to Kuthar from PGI for last rituals by the family members including his father Arun Sen, Pratibha Singh, wife of the Chief Minister and Vikramaditya Singh, son of the CM. Earlier, Virbhadra Singh, who was campaigning for Congress in poll bound Uttarakhand, cancelled all election meetings in the State and returned to Himachal Pradesh following the death of his nephew. Singh was scheduled to address a number of meetings in the poll-bound State and return to Paonta Sahib on February 12 but he cut short his tour after receiving the news of death of Akansh.
The accused who crushed the youth to death in their luxury car have been identified as Balraj Singh Randhawa, a resident of Sohana and Harmehtab Singh Gill, resident of landran in Mohali. Police say a manhunt is on to nab them. A case has been registered under section 302 of the IPC (Murder).