Body of Sikkim disaster victim jawan cremated in Baksa district

 STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The body of Mitu Kalita, a jawan of the Indian army who died in the recent flash floods in Sikkim, was brought to his native village, Hatkhola,near Ananda Bazar in the Baksa district, today.

Mitu was on training in West Sikkim at the time of the disaster. On behalf of the State Government, Cabinet Minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass paid floral tribute to the jawan, along with the officials of the Army, the Assam Police, and the local people. In the evening, the body was consigned to flames with military honour.

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