MATHURA: Wife of Lance Naik Hemraj , beheaded by Pakistani militant on January 8, 2013 in Poonch sector of Jammu & Kashmir, celebrated the killing of Mohammad Anwar Khan who was behind the brutal killing of her husband.

According to reports, a group of militants tried to sneak into the Indian side along the LoC in Balnoie area of Mehndar tehsil on Monday. The troops challenged the infiltrators, resulting in the encounter in which one militant, Anwar Khan, was killed.

Hemraj’s wife Dharmvati, who lives in Kosikala village of Mathura, told reporters that she received the information over phone on Tuesday that the killer of her husband had been killed by Indian Army jawans. Though she didn’t believe the words of the caller who refused to reveal his name, she later saw the news on the television.

The entire village came out on the streets and celebrated the killing of Anwar Khan who had beheaded Hemraj. The villagers burst crackers and distributed sweets. A special aarti was also organized in the village temples on Tuesday. The local Congress leaders, too, joined Hemraj’s family in the celebrations.

“The way they had taken away my husband’s head, I too want the head of the killer,” Dharmvati said. She also demanded that the soldiers who killed Mohd Anwar must be rewarded by the government for their good job.

Hemraj’s daughter Nirmala said, “The moment I saw the news on TV, I was filled with joy.”
According to reports, Khan was also involved in beheading of an Army captain in Krishna Ghati area in 1996. After Hemraj’s brutal killing in 2013, his family had gone on a hunger strike demanding his severed head be returned to them. Then Army chief General Bikram Singh had met Hemraj’s family and promised them that his sacrifice would not go in vain.