Kerala Bids Adieu to Pahalgam Attack Victim

Under a grey April sky, grief hung heavy over Changampuzha Park, Edappally, on Thursday morning.

- Press Trust of India

KOCHI: A sea of mourners — across politics, professions, and generations — gathered in silence to bid a final farewell to N Ramachandran (65), who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack.

His last rites were conducted with full state honours.

Emotional scenes unfolded as his body was kept for public homage at Changampuzha Park and later at his residence.

The body, brought from a private hospital mortuary, arrived at the park around 7am. Accompanied by grieving relatives and close friends, it was placed for public homage, marking a sombre morning in the heart of Kochi.

As mourners gathered, many softly chanted the universal prayer "Loka Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu" (may all beings everywhere be happy).