Srinagar: The six-year-old daughter of slain CRPF Commandant Pramod Kumar and his wife on Tuesday unfurled the Tricolour at the same battalion camp here, where exactly a year ago he hoisted the flag and was killed minutes later in an encounter with militants.

Srinagar: The six-year-old daughter of slain CRPF Commandant Pramod Kumar and his wife on Tuesday unfurled the Tricolour at the same battalion camp here, where exactly a year ago he hoisted the flag and was killed minutes later in an encounter with militants.

Kumar’s wife Neha Tripathy and daughter Aarna performed the ceremonial unfurling and saluting the flag at the 49th battalion camp in the Karan Nagar area.

Tripathy then performed the traditional drill of distributing sweets to the men of the battalion, once commanded by her husband. She also placed a wreath at the martyr’s memorial built at the camp.

Kumar (44) was on Monday decorated by the government with the Kirti Chakra (posthumously), the third highest peacetime gallantry medal, for his daredevil action where he picked up his AK-47 rifle and rushed to the Nowhatta Chowk area after he was told his patrol party was under attack, during the last Independence Day.

He suffered a fatal bullet shot in his head during the encounter at Nowhatta Chowk area and succumbed soon after.