Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today met the family of police officer Baljit Singh who died fighting terrorists on Monday. He praised the police force for discharging its duty with great responsibility during terrorist attack.
Chief Minister assured all possible help to the family of the officer who died when a bullet hit him in the head. Talking to newspersons on this occasion Badal said country is proud of the martyred policemen. Referring to the officer and three Home Guards who too were killed by the terrorists he said they sacrificed their lives to save the lives of others.
He promised with the family of martyr to fulfill his responsibility as the chief minister. Baljit Singh, who headed the detective branch of police in Gurdaspur, is being cremated with state honours at Kapurthala today. Chief Minister also visited the families of home guards near Pathankot .They were cremated today in their respective villages with full state honours.
