Balaghat: The final rites of Madhya Pradesh’s Hawk Force Inspector Ashish Sharma, who was killed in an encounter with Maoists in Balaghat a day before, were conducted with full State honours in his native village in Narsinghpur district on Thursday.

A tribute march for martyr Sharma (31) was conducted in Balaghat where Hawk Force jawans, including senior officials, who were part of the anti-Maoist operation, gathered to give farewell when his mortal remains were taken to his native village.

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, State Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Prahlad Singh Patel and several other local leaders from across the party lines attended the last rites ceremony of Inspector Ashish Sharma.

Aggrieved family members received the mortal remains of the martyr wrapped in Tiranga

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