Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman  after visiting  the family of martyr Aurangzeb said:  “I have come here to meet the martyr’s family,” the defence minister told reporters after meeting the family, including Aurangzeb’s father, a former Army man who reiterated his resolve to sacrifice his all to safeguard the integrity and sovereignty of the country.

“Here is a family, here is a martyr, who to me and I am sure to the whole nation, stands out as an inspiration… And that is the message I am carrying from here,” she added.