Heartbreaking Visuals At Last Rites Of Officers Killed In Jammu And Kashmir

The last rites of the soldiers who were killed in action in Anantnag took place today. Heart-breaking visuals showed the six-year-old son of Colonel Manpreet Singh, one of the three killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Kashmir's Anantnag, in a military uniform while he offered a salute as the body of his father reached home in Mullanpur of Mohali district in Punjab. His two-year-old sister stood alongside, mimicking the salute, the two seemingly unaware of the tragedy that had befallen the family. The children were held up by locals as a huge crowd gathered to pay last respects to the braveheart. Col Manpreet Singh's wife, sister, mother, and other family members were inconsolable, visuals from the spot showed Colonel Manpreet Singh, recipient of the Sena Medal was the Commanding Officer of the 19 Rashtriya Rifles Unit and Major Aashish Dhonchak, also a recipient of the Sena Medal was the company commander of 19 Rashtriya Rifles Unit. Both were killed in action on Wednesday during an encounter with terrorists. Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir police Himayun Bhatt was also killed.