Ludhiana, Oct. 18 -- In a poignant display of courage and love, two sisters from Canada performed the last rites of their father, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Teerath Singh, at their ancestral Kaelpur village in Ludhiana district, breaking the long-held societal convention that sons alone perform a parent's cremation. ASI Teerath Singh died in an accidental firing after his gun went off while cleaning at the official residence of deputy inspector general (DIG, Ludhiana Range) on October 14.

The late ASI's only son, Baljot Singh alias Bobby, could not make it to India and paid his last respects through a video call arranged by relatives. On Friday, Jashanpreet Kaur, 23, and Kulveer Kaur, 19, - both residents of Surrey, Canada - carried t...