Lance Naik Ranjit Singh’s wife Neha Devi and daughter Kajal wail as his body reached home at Burn village, 25 km from Jammu, on Friday. Tribune Photo: Inderjeet Singh

Soldiers and villagers carry the coffin of Ranjit Singh at Burn village on Friday. Tribune Photo: Inderjeet Singh

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Kajal, daughter of Lance Naik Ranjit Singh, cries as his body reached home for the last rites at Burn village on Friday. Tribune Photo: Inderjeet Singh

Tribune News Service

Aghore, July 14

Last rites of the two soldiers who were killed in a ceasefire violation by the Pakistani army in Keran sector on Wednesday were conducted amid full military honours today.Their mortal remains were brought in a military aircraft from Srinagar this morning. A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Satwari cantonment area and after that, their bodies were taken to their respective homes.Nine-year-old Kartik, son of martyr Lance Naik Ranjit Singh, while lighting his father’s pyre on the banks of the Chenab today, vowed to become an Army officer to take revenge from the Pakistani army. A lot of people had gathered at Ranjit’s house to pay their last respects to him and offer condolences to his family.Women were trying to console his mother and wife but his father and uncle too burst into tears when the body reached home.Meanwhile, the body of rifleman Satish Bhagat, the youngest son of the Bhagat family of Gurasinghu village on the outskirts of Jammu, was dressed up like a groom by his family for the cremation.“Being the youngest among the four siblings, the family was planning to make his wedding a big event. Recently, his sister was married and now, everybody was hoping to find a suitable match for Satish. However, God had planned something else for him,” said Ramesh Kumar, a villager.