Haryana Police officer given final salute on the banks of the Yamuna in Mathura

Haryana Police Inspector Jagdish Prasad, a brave officer from Mathura who lost his life in the tragic accident at the world-famous Surajkund Mela in Faridabad, was brought to his ancestral village where he was given a final farewell with state honors.

As soon as the news of Jagdish Prasad’s death in the Surajkund accident reached the Ishapur village, a pall of gloom descended. Every person was saddened by the incident. Not a single hearth was lit in the entire village; everyone stood together to support the grieving family.

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Jagdish Prasad’s son, Pooran, performed the last rites on the banks of the Yamuna in their ancestral village of Ishapur. Pooran said, “We are three siblings, I have two sisters. My father was an inspector in the Haryana Police. We received news that an accident had occurred at the Surajkund Mela due to a swing breaking. My father stepped forward to rescue the 13-14 people trapped there. He safely rescued those people, but in this attempt, he himself was martyred. This is a wound that will never heal for us, but we are proud that he saved the lives of others.”

Martyr Jagdish Prasad was given a salute with state honors by Haryana Police personnel at the crematorium in Laxmi Nagar. Condolences were also expressed by the Uttar Pradesh Police during this time.