The mortal remains of lt Col Bikramjeet Singh was brought to the city on Thursday evening amid outpouring of emotions by friends, relatives and the citizens. It was taken to the headquarters of Western Command at Chandimandir with full military honours.
He was killed in a terror attack earlier in the day in Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir. The martyr lt Col had served for 14 years in the defence forces and he was posted with 16 light cavalry in Mesar area of Samba a year back. Earlier he was posted at Ganganagar in Rajasthan.
He has left behind his wife Navneet Kaur, who works as teacher in a Jammu School and 8-year-old daughter Ramneet Kaur besides his parents and a sister at Chandigarh Sector 18. His father Major Paramjit Singh and mother lovpreet Kaur burst into tears as they heard the news about their son’s death.
They immediately rushed to Western Command at Chandimandir in the evening, as their son’s body reached there in a coffin along with their daughter-in-law and eight- year-old grand daughter.