The Rifleman martyr Nihal Gurung of 5/9 GR was cremated with full military honour at the cremation ground of his native village Ghagrote, in tehsil Basholi of Kathua district today. He has scarified his life at North Kashmir’s Kupwara district near LoC when a land mine was blasted during the routine patrolling. He got injured and airlifted to Badamibagh Hospital in capital city of Srinagar where he succumbed to his injuries. His body reached at his native village Ghagrote today and the family members in gloom and sorrow started wailing in grief as they had lost their only son. His father ex-serviceman, Ravinder Gurung was in grief but braved to salute his son and said that his son was very active and always wanted to become leader. “I am satisfied that he has attained martyrdom for the sake of his mother-land. His cousin sister, Vipasha Gurung was in grief and tears. She said that she was waiting for her brother on Raksha Bandhan but he came wrapped with Tri Colour. The cruel hands of death did not listen the woes of a sister, she screamed. The whole Ghagrote village was in pain and grief and no one has any word except to say that he was son of motherland and he enlisted his name as martyrs and gave honour to village
