Head Constable Ratan Lal, 42, who is a native of Rajasthan, had died of bullet injuries he had sustained on February 24 while on duty.
The conman, who came to visit the parents of the martyr in a white Indica taxi he had hired from Ropar bus stand, is still at large.
Lance Naik Bachan Singh was killed on June 12, 1999 after his battalion was attacked in Tololing in Kargil
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad expressed his views on the ongoing debate on nationalism and commented on the raging Gurmehar Kaur 'freedom of speech' row.