Slogans of 'Amar Rahe' raises as people pay last respects to Major Chitresh Singh Bisht in Dehradun

Mortal remains of Major Chitresh Singh Bisht being taken for last rites from his residence in Dehradun. He lost his life on 16 Feb while defusing IED planted by terrorists across LoC in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat also present.

Slogans of 'Amar Rahe' raised as people pay last respects to Major Bisht. Major was leading a bomb disposal squad team for sanitisation when mines were detected on the track in Naushera sector around 3 pm, a defence spokesman had said Saturday.

The defence spokesman said the Major team defused one of the mines successfully but while neutralising another mine, the device got activated and the officer suffered grievous injuries and attained martyrdom.

#WATCH Slogans of 'Amar Rahe' raised as people pay last respects to Major Chitresh Singh Bisht in Dehradun. He lost his life on 16 Feb while defusing an IED which was planted by terrorists across the LoC in Rajouri's Naushera sector in J&K. Uttarakhand CM also present. pic.twitter.com/cjD5JYUi1h

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