Lance Nayak Sudhakar Singh, who was killed by the Pakistani Army in Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, was cremated with full state and military honours this afternoon in his village Dhadiya in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh.Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced an ex-gratia of 15 lakh rupees and a residential plot to the martyr's family. He also offered a job to the wife of late Lance Nayak , if she desires. A memorial will also be built in his native village.
Outraged by the brutal killing of two of its soldiers by intruding Pakistani troops, India yesterday strongly protested to Pakistan, warning that the unacceptable incident will have adverse impact on the ties. Pakistan High Commission Salman Bashir was summoned by Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, who conveyed India's deepest concern and protest over the incident in which two Indian soldiers were killed and their bodies subjected to barbaric and inhuman mutilation. Pakistan was also asked to immediately investigate actions that are in contravention of all norms of international conduct and ensure that these do not recur. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid called the incident completely unacceptable. Referring to last month's Indo-Pak discussions on conventional CBMs, wherein maintaining the sanctity of the LoC, was emphasised, Khurshid said violation of ceasefire itself is something which is a matter of great concern. He added if it is not immediately, contained, it will have adverse impact on the bilateral relations. India's Director General of Military Operations Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Maj Gen Ashfaq Nadeem to protest the attack.