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Talwara, December 25

Tributes were paid to martyr Sukhwinder Singh, who sacrificed his life while fighting Pakistan intruders in the Rajauri sector, at his ancestral home in Fatehpur village near here on Wednesday.

Dasuya MLA Arun Dogra Mikki and Hoshiarpur ADC Harbir Singh handed over a cheque for Rs5 lakh to family members of the martyr. Besides, the state government has assured the family of another Rs5 lakh after necessary proceedings for a residential plot will made. The government has also promised a government job to a member of the family.

Former Union MoS Santosh Chaudhary, former MLA Sukhjit Kaur Sahi and former chairman, Micro and Small Scale Industries Corporation, Raghunath Singh Rana also paid tributes to the martyr.