Slain soldier cremated with full military honours

The last rites of Rifleman Pawan Kumar, killed in an ambush laid by militants in Manipur's Chandel district, were performed with full military honours at his native village of Khanak here.
A large number of people from nearby areas gathered at the funeral of the soldier and bid him a tearful farewell.
His father Baldev Singh and seven-year-old son performed the last rites at their ancestral village in Hiranagar tehsil of the district.
Military, police and civil officials paid their last respects to the slain soldier by laying wreaths. Wreaths were also laid on the behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, the Army Commander of Western Command and the General Officer Commanding of Rising Star Corps.

The Rifleman was among the five 29 Assam Rifles personnel and a JCO killed on Sunday in an attack on their convoy by heavily armed militants in Joupi Hengshi area of Chandel when the security personnel were returning after inspecting a landslide site in the interiors of the tribal district.
Kumar is survived by his wife and two children aged five and seven.
His family members said he had joined the duty a before the militant attack after being on leave for one month following the death of his mother.