Visuals from the spot show that a huge crowd had assembled at his residence when he was laid to rest. The army officer presented the Indian flag to the mother of the deceased.
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit laid a wreath on the mortal remains of Col. Manpreet Singh, who was among two senior Army officers killed in the ongoing gunfight with terrorists in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir.
During Bhoop Singh's funeral procession, villagers took out a tricolour procession honouring him. They cried 'Long live Bhup Singh' (Bhup Singh Amar Rahe) while taking out the procession. Most of the shops in his village were shut to mourn the deceased constable.
"The wreath was laid on behalf of a grateful nation for the untiring service to the nation by the officer. The mortal remains have been moved to Lt Col VVB Reddy's residence at Malkajgiri, Hyderabad", said the officials.
Defence Guwahati Public Relations Officer Lt col Mahendra Rawat said that the wreath was laid on behalf of a grateful nation for the untiring service to the nation by the officers.
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