Family members, relatives and members of various organisations bid an emotional adieu to Sikh Light Infantry jawan Subedar Jasvir Singh (42) at Barmi, his native village, in Ludhiana district on Friday. Jasvir had succumbed to a cardiac arrest on Wednesday…

Family members, relatives and members of various organisations bid an emotional adieu to Sikh Light Infantry jawan Subedar Jasvir Singh (42) at Barmi, his native village, in Ludhiana district on Friday. Jasvir had succumbed to a cardiac arrest on Wednesday at Fatehpur in UP.

A team of BSF jawans from 103 Infantry TA Sikh Light, placed wreaths on the body of the deceased covered in Tricolour and accorded state honours to the jawan before cremation. MLA Hakam Singh Thekedar, SDM Beant Singh Sidhu and DSP Rachhpal Singh Dhindsa also placed wreaths on the jawan’s body to pay tributes on behalf of the Punjab Government.

Singh is survived by his widow Jaspreet Kaur, besides a son, Manjot Singh (13) and a daughter, Gurnimrat Kaur (2).