9 years ago
New Delhi:
Indian Air Force Marshal Arjan Singh, nation's oldest serving military officer is being accorded a state funeral today at Brar Square in New Delhi. The national flag is flying at half-mast at all government buildings in Delhi in the honour of the 98-year-old military legend. Arjan Singh, hero of 1965 India-Pakistan war, was the only Air Force officer to be promoted to five-star rank. His family has also planned a ritual for the funeral. Arjan Singh died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday.