Shimla, Feb. 10 -- In the presence of thousands of people from various parts of the district, the mortal remains of Prof. Simmi Agnihotri (56), wife of HP Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, were consigned to flames at a crematorium in Una district here on Saturday afternoon.

Aastha, the lone child of the Agnihotri family, lit the pyre. Simmi died of a heart attack last night.

Earlier, Aastha also shouldered her mother's bier along with her father and HP. CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu.

A large number of people, including ministers and leaders of various political parties and social organizations, were also at the crematorium to bid farewell to Simmi Agnihotri.

56-year-old Simmi had a heart attack on Friday evening. After which, he was ...