The mortal remains of 18 brave soldiers who died in  dastardly militant attack in Uri are being taken to their ancestral places for their last rites

Uri attack: Gun salute, teary farewell to Martyrs

hey were earlier given an emotional farewell at the army headquarters in Badamibagh by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, senior Army and police officials on Monday.

Family members of Sepoy Gangadhar Dolui, who was martyred in Uri attack

Post the wreath laying ceremony, Mehbooba visited the injured soldiers at the 92 Base Hospital of the Army in Srinagar. Several jawans continue to battle serious injuries.

Army jawans carry the coffin of Sepoy Gangadhar Dolui, who was martyred in Uri attack

The mortal remains of the martyrs were then transported to their respective hometowns

Son of Subedar Karnail Singh holding the photograph of his father during his funeral

While two of the soldiers hail from Jammu and Kashmir, rest of them belong to Uttar Pradesh (four), Bihar (three), Maharashtra (three), West Bengal (two), Jharkhand (two) and Rajasthan (one).

Army jawans carry the coffin of Sepoy Gangadhar Dolui

Four heavily armed militants had stormed a battalion headquarters of the Army in North Kashmir’s Uri town in the wee hours Sunday, killing 17 jawans and injuring 19 other personnel.

Army jawans paying gun salute during the funeral of Havildar Ravi Paul at his native village

In an encounter, the security forces had neutralised all the four militants within hours.

Gun salute to Sepoy Gangadhar Dolui, who was martyred in Uri attack

Hailing the martyrs, Prime Minster Modi had strongly taken on the perpetrators of the attack, vowing that those behind the “despicable and cowardly” act will not go unpunished.

Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu offering tribute to slain Army jawans Jawra Munda, Nayan Kumar  and S K Vidyarthi in Ranchi

 President Pranab Mukherjee said that India will not be cowed down by such “outrageous” attacks and that it will thwart the evil designs of terrorists and their backers.