Retired Delhi Police official casts vote hours after cremating his son

For lakhs of Delhi voters who abstained from voting in the Lok Sabha polls for one reason or another, a retired Delhi Police personnel set an example by casting his vote Sunday after cremating his elder son that very morning.

Inder Singh (62), who retired as an assistant sub inspector (ASI) of Delhi Police in 2016, lost his elder son Sunil Kumar (35) Saturday around 11.30 pm.

Sunil was undergoing treatment for a critical spinal injury at a hospital in Vasant Kunj after falling from a moving tractor on April 10, Singh told PTI.

"We were overwhelmed with grief. But I voted along with my younger son after cremating Sunil on Sunday morning. It was my duty towards the nation," Inder Singh said.

Sunil was involved in farming on family-owned land after quitting his temporary job in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). He was the family's breadwinner, the retired policeman said.

Inder Singh's family cast their vote at a polling station in Daryapur village which falls under North West Delhi Lok .