Pathankot martyr: Lt Col Niranjan's body will be cremated in Kerala today
Author yuvamind
Palakkad: The body of Lt Col EK Niranjan of the NSG who was killed during the fighting against terrorists at the Pathankot Indian Air Force base.
He will be cremated on Tuesday at his home. The body was flown in a helicopter from Bengaluru last evening, while his close relatives and colleagues came in another helicopter to his Elumbulsherry village in Palakkad district.
Niranjan was bought up evening in Bengaluru, where he had got education in his school and college.
Villagers gathered in large numbers to receive the body and were also seen at his home on Monday.
Shocking people filed past the body as the martyr ' s family members sat near it. "He was always interested in the Army. I am proud of his sacrifice," Niranjan ' s father
Sivarajan said, Where Niranjan ' s sister said, "I look at him as Arjuna who fought for his karmabhoomi."