Sub-Inspector Imteyaz, a resident of Bihar, lost his life and seven of his colleagues were injured when a mortar shell from Pakistan exploded near their post along the International Border in R S Pura sector on Saturday

"I salute the supreme sacrifice of our BSF braveheart. His valour and sacrifice will never be forgotten. The entire nation stands firmly with the family of the martyr in this hour of grief," the Lt Governor said

Sinha also walked to the grieving son of the officer and expressed his sympathies to the family

Minister Satish Sharma, BSF Inspector General (Jammu frontier) Shashank Anand, Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar, Jammu Inspector General of Police Bhim Sen Tuti and other senior BSF, police and civil officers also attended the ceremony to pay floral tributes to the slain officer

After the wreath laying ceremony, the tricolor-wrapped coffin carrying the body of the officer was dispatched to his home town for last rites