Major Pankaj Pandey, who fell into the ditch while trying to save his companion, died in a Guwahati hospital late on Thursday night. The news of Major’s death caused a wave of mourning in his home and district. On Saturday, the Major was cremated with military honors in Lekhapani, Assam. Pankaj Pandey, the eldest son of businessman Awadhesh Pandey, a resident of Maholiya Shivpar, adjacent to the city of Hardoi, was a Major in the army. At present, his posting was in Tambola, Arunachal Pradesh. Family members said that Pankaj was reported to have suffered serious injuries in the accident