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| Pampore martyr Capt Tushar's mortal remains consigned to flames with full military honours | | | Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Feb 22 : : Amid slogans of Bharat Mata Ki Jai, the mortal remains of Pampore martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan were today consigned to flames in his native town Udhampur with full military honours.
The last rites of Capt Tushar, who attained martyrdom on Sunday in a fierce gun battle with terrorists at Pampore in Kashmir, were performed with full military honours at Devika Ghat here.
GOC-in-C, Lt Gen DS Hooda, laid wreaths on mortal remains of Captain Tushar. Besides him, other ranks and files of army, aggrieved family members, Deputy Commissioner Shahid iqbal Choudhary and DIG (Udhampur-Ramban range) Surinder Gupta also paid floral tributes to martyr.
After the wreath laying ceremony at northern command headquarters, the mortal remains were taken to his residence at Adarsh Colony here where it was kept for the people to have a last glimpse of the martyr. It was later shifted to Devika Ghat and consigned to flames with military honours.
While last rites were being formed, mourners raised slogans of Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Tushar Mahajan Amar Rahe.
Capt Tushar attained martyrdom in the line of duty while fighting terrorists holed up inside EDI complex in Pampore area of Pulwama district yesterday. Leading from the front, he received four bullet injuries and was rushed to Army hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
A close friend recalled that before getting selected for National Defence Academy training in 2010, Tushar had completed his schooling from Udhampur. 24-year-old Tushar was unmarried and his other brother works in USA as an Engineer.
Talking to media, his father Dev Raj described departed soul as a naughty child who was loved by all. His father said, "Though I have lost my son I am proud that he laid down his life for the nation, an honour which only a few can get."
"He always wanted to join army and filled all the forms by himself. He had this passion to be in the army and wanted to serve the country", Dev Raj said.
"I had no knowledge that Tushar was part of the ongoing operation at Pampore, but when I came to know about the martyrdom of Capt Pawan Kumar, I remained sad for the whole day. How many children will attain martyrdom? When will our politicians realise this?" he asked.
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