J&K: 'Pakistan murdabad', 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' slogans raised during last rites of DSP Aman Thakur in Kulgam

Locals in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam on Monday raised slogans of "Pakistan murdabad" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" during the last rites ceremony of DSP Aman Thakur, who had lost his life during an encounter with terrorists in Kulgam yesterday. The encounter was held on February 24 in Kulgam's Turigam village in South Kashmir in which DSP Aman Thankur sacrificed his life for the nation. Jammu an Kashmir police also paid tribute to the DSP Aman Thakur, who was a resident of Turigam village in Kulgam district, J&K.

The braveheart is survived by wife Sarla Devi, a 6-year-old son Arya and his parents. DSP Aman Thakur was fighting with terrorists in a fierce gun-battle in Kulgam and got injured after a bullet hit him. Though he was rushed to a nearby hospital but had succumbed to injuries by then.

In a fierce gun-battle, 3 militants and an Army personnel were also killed during the encounter. 

#WATCH: Locals raise slogans of "Pakistan murdabad" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" during last rites ceremony of DSP Aman Thakur. He lost his life in an encounter with terrorists in Kulgam yesterday. #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/9a0Woo87w4

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For the past one and a half years, DSP Aman Thakur, a 2011 batch KPS Officer, was leading the counter-terrorism wing of the Jammu and Kashmir police in Kulgam district.