Bhubaneswar, Oct 7: The mortal remains of Odia Jawan Saroj Kumar Das, martyred in Sikkim flood, was accorded a guard of honour at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here on Saturday.
The guard of honour was given after Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal paid his tribute to the martyr.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also paid his last tribute at the Biju Patnaik International Airport.
Odisha Minister of Works Prafulla, Mallik, Dhenkanal MP Mahesh Sahu, senior officers of CRPF, BSF, retired army personnel and several leaders of various political parties also paid their tribute to the martyr at the Airport.
His elder brother and father, a retired Army personnel were present at the Airport.
Saroj Das had joined the army in 2012 and was married in February last.He along with 23 of his colleagues were found missing on Wednesday following a devastating flood in river Teesta triggered by a cloud burst over Lhonak in South Sikkim.
Later the jawan’s body was found and identified by his brother through a video call.
His mortal remains were taken in a flower bedecked army vehicle to his native village Kendudhipa under Kamakhya nagar police station in Dhenkanal district.
The last rites would be performed with full state honours at the village crematorium later today, sources said.
