Pathankot martyr Lt Colonel Niranjan Kumar cremated with state honours | Nation, Current Affairs Published Jan 5, 2016, 1:25 pm IST Updated Jan 10, 2016, 2:14 pm IST

Lt. Colonel Niranjan Kumar, a member of the National Security Guard’s (NSG) Bomb Disposal Squad, was killed while he was trying to defuse a live grenade from the body of a dead terrorist at the Pathankot airbase.



He is survived by his wife Dr Radhika and a one-and-a half-year-old daughter Vismaya. He was recently promoted to Lt. Colonel and was posted as NSG Commando in New Delhi.



Amid slogans of 'Bharat mata ki jai', the mortal remains of Pathankot martyr Garud Commando Gursewak Singh were consigned to flames at his native town in the district on Monday with full military honours.



Earlier as the final journey of the martyr, who got married in November last year, began for the cremation ground, Gursewak's mother Amrik Kaur fainted several times while his widow Jaspreet Kaur was inconsolable.



The martyr's father Sucha Singh, who is a farmer, had earlier stated that he was proud that his son had laid down his life for the country.



Senior officers of NSG were present on the occasion to salute the brave officer who laid down his life in the line of duty.



My son always wanted to join the army since his childhood. I am very proud that he has done his job well, says his father.



Wife Radhika, center, gestures as she sits next to the coffin of her husband and India's National Security Guard commando, Niranjan Kumar, who was among those killed in the attack on the Pathankot air force base after the body was brought to



Indian army soldiers carry a portrait of India's National Security Guard commando, Niranjan Kumar. He was killed while he was trying to defuse a live grenade from the body of a dead terrorist at the Pathankot airbase.

