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Kin Bid Tearful Adieu To Martyred Colonel Babu
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|June 19, 2020
Amid chants of ‘Bharat mata ki jai’, the mortal remains of 39-year old Colonel Bikkumalla Santosh Babu, killed in a fierce clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, were consigned to flames with full military honours in his native town here on Thursday.
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Heart wrenching scenes were witnessed as the four-year-old son of the Colonel gave a last salute to his father along with his mother and sister, other relatives and friends as the body of the officer draped in national tri-colour was brought for final rites.
The funeral took place at the family-owned land with the Colonel’s father performing the rituals while the Army personnel accorded a gun salute.
This story is from the June 19, 2020 edition of Mail Today.
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