Udupi, December 31: The last rites of army personnel Upendra Kumar (23), who was brutally murdered in Meerut, UP, were carried out with all official and military respects, at his native place in Tenkanidiyoor, near here on Saturday.
Upendra, son of late Shankar Nayak and late Leela, had joined the army by choice, three-and-a-half-years ago. He was serving in the 22nd Infantry Division Signal Division, posted at Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.
Someone from the military office had called his family members on Thursday morning from his mobilephone asking them to rush to Meerut as he is suffering from fever.
However, when the relatives called him in the afternoon, they were informed that he was killed in exchange of fire between the dacoits and the force. However, when the relatives called in the night, the officials said that Upendra Kumar had committed suicide and wanted to know whether he had any affair?
However, later when the family members called the official, they were informed that it was not suicide but was killed by the dacoits and his body was thrown beside the track.
Upendra Kumar had lost his parents as a child and was taken care by his uncle. After completing SSLC, he pursued PUC in Poornaprajna PU Evening College while working in a private company.
After joining the Army, he had worked in Kashmir for two years and later, he was posted in Madhya Pradesh.
He had come to his native, Udupi, during Deepavali, said his neighbour Vijaya Suvarna. He is survived by his two elder brothers and one younger brother.
His dead body was found in the bloodshed, in Platform No 5 of Meerut Railway stations.
DC -incharge - Kumar, Rajya Sabha member Oscar Fernandies, MLA Raghupathi Bhat, MLC Ganesh Karnik, ZP President Katapady Shankar Poojary, ZP CEO Prabhakar Sharma, Udupi Block Congress President Pramod Madhwaraj and other paid their last respects to the deceased army personnel.
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