Photos: BSF pays tribute to slain jawan Sushil Kumar

Director General (DG), Border Security Force. K .K Sharma paying floral tribute to BSF soldier Sushil Kumar who lost his life in firing by Pakistan, during a wreath laying ceremony at BSF's Paloura Camp in Jammu. Pic/PTI

The BSF on Tuesday paid tributes to Head Constable Sushil Kumar, who was killed in Pakistani shelling while defending the border. Sushil is the second BSF jawan who laid down his life due to Pakistan Rangers' firing and shelling during the last few days.

BSF soldiers paying the last salute to Sushil Kumar at his cremation in Pehowa. Pic/PTI

A wreath-laying ceremony was organised at the Jammu frontier BSF camp at Paloura where rich tributes were paid to the slain soldier.

Director General, BSF, KK Sharma specially came from Delhi. Arun Kumar, ADG, BSF Western Command, Chandigarh, Rajeev Krishna, IG (Operation), DK Upadhyay, IG, BSF, Jammu, Pawan Kotwal, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, IG, Jammu Police, Danish Rana, the CRPF DIG, along with BSF officers and jawans paid floral tributes to the martyr at the Frontier Headquarters in Jammu.

Director General (DG), Border Security Force. K .K Sharma paying floral tribute to BSF soldier Sushil Kumar who lost his life in firing by Pakistan. Pic/PTI

On the occasion, Sharma said the BSF had a history of bravery and this act has once again proved that those guarding the border were always ready to sacrifice their lives when it came to the country's security.

Sushil, who was martyred during heavy firing from across the border last night, gave a befitting reply to the Pakistani soldiers from his post. He sustained bullet injuries on the chest in the process. "He was immediately evacuated to GMCH, Jammu where the doctors declared him brought dead at 0130 hours," an officer said.

Director General (DG), Border Security Force, K K Sharma and ADG BSF Arun Kumar paying floral tribute to BSF soldier Sushil Kumar. Pic/PTI

Two more BSF personnel -- ASI RD Puri and Constable Ayyappa Babu -- sustained minor injuries. They were currently admitted in a hospital, he added. Jammu and Kashmir Minister of Industries and Commerce Chandra Prasad Ganga also paid tributes to the martyr.