Amid chanting of patriotic slogans, people from different walks of life bid an emotional farewell to the bravehearts who were killed in a violent clash with the Chinese troops in Ladakh.
Defying the COVID-19 social distancing norms, huge crowds gathered to pay respects to the soldiers amid emotional moments.
On Monday night, 20 Indian Army personnel including a colonel were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, the biggest military confrontation in over five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile border standoff in the region.
The clash in Galwan Valley on Monday night is the biggest confrontation between the two militaries after their 1967 clashes in Nathu La when India lost around 80 soldiers while over 300 Chinese army personnel were killed.
IMAGE: Family members garland the mortal remains of Col. Santosh Babu during his last rites in Suryapet, Telangana. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Army personnel perform the last rites of Havildar Palani in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Army personnel handover the Tricolor to family members of Havaldar Palani during his last rites. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Army personnel carry the mortal remains of martyr Havaldar Sunil Kumar who was killed in the face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh's Galwan Valley, during his funeral procession, at Tarapur in Patna. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Family members of martyr Havaldar Sunil Kumar mourn. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Ayush Kumar, son of Havildar Sunil Kumar, receives the national flag from an army jawan during his father's cremation in Maner, Bihar. Photograph: PTI Photo
IMAGE: Army personnel pay gun salute to Havildar Sunil Kumar during his last rites in Maner. Photograph: PTI Photo
