Patna, Oct 31 The mortal remains of veteran BJP leader Ravindra Kishore Sinha were consigned to flames in Bihar’s capital Patna on Saturday.
Sinha, a former Rajya Sabha MP who also ran SIS Enterprises, the country’s largest private security firm, died at the age of 75 at his residence in Noida on Friday after a brief illness.
His last rites were performed with full state honours at Digha Ghat in Patna, with his son and senior BJP leader Rituraj Sinha lighting the funeral pyre.
Before funeral, his mortal remains were kept at his residence in Patna’s Pataliputra area for public viewing.
Top Bihar leaders, including Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, his deputy Vijay Kumar Choudhary, and former CM Rabri Devi were among those who visited his home and paid floral tributes.
Known to be ideologically inclined towards the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since his days as a student, Sinha is counted among founding members of the BJP and he got elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2014 and also became a member of the party’s national executive.
(PTI News)
