Ghazipur CRPF martyr cremated with full honours

Varanasi: The mortal remains of CRPF personnel Ashwini Kumar Yadav, who was killed in the militant attack in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, were consigned to flames amid full state honours at his native village in Ghazipur district on Wednesday.
The body was brought by an IAF aircraft at Lal Bahadur Shastri International airport where a guard of honour was given to the martyr.Later, the mortal remains were taken to the Ashwini’s native village Babhnauli in a CRPF vehicle. People assembled in a large number to pay tributes to him. Ghazipur district magistrate Om Prakash Arya and senior police officials were present there on the occasion. A compensation of Rs 50 lakh, government job to a family member and a link road were promised to the family.
The entire village fell in grief after receiving the news of the demise of the CRPF personnel on Monday evening. He is survived by his wife Anshu and two kids -a 7year-old daughter and a six-year-old son.