Thousands of people from Umarpoti village of Patan block of the district as well as from surrounding areas on Monday bid a tearful adieu to Army Jawan Domeshwar Sahu, who was killed during a Counter Insurgency (CI) operation while fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) a couple of days back.
The martyr’s three-year old son, Ayush, performed the last rites.
The trooper was cremated with full military honours at his ancestral village in Durg district.
State Minister for Woman and Child Development Ramsheela Sahu and Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Bhupesh Baghel and senior officials of district and police administration were present during the cremation.
A mournful congregation numbering thousands gathered to pay their last respects to the braveheart who succumbed to his injuries following firing by ultras in Rajori sector of J&K.
Impassioned scenes of grief were witnessed when his three-year old son performed the last rites and people were seen chanting ‘Domeshwar Amar Rahe.’
The martyr’s family are farmers. The 32-year-old soldier had completed 12 years of service in the Army.
Earlier, Sahu’s mortal remains were brought to state capital through an Air India flight at Swami Vivekananda Airport. After paying homage in the old terminal, the mortal remains were sent to his ancestral village Umarpoti in Durg.
Chief Minister Raman Singh in a condolence message has expressed grief over the demise of Sahu and has offered condolences to the grieving family.