KANNUR: The body of Jawan Naik C Ratheesh (35) of 44 field regiment in Madukkari near Coimbatore, who was killed in a militant attack on an Army convoy at Pampore in Kashmir on December 17, along with other two soldiers, was cremated at his house premises at Kotalipram near Mattanoor today, with both State and Military honours.
Large number of people from all walks of life, including Port Minister Ramachandran Kadanappalli, MP PK Sreemathy, MLA EP Jayarajan, BJP national leader PK Krishna Das, CPI (M) district secretary P Jayarajan, District Congress leader Satheeshan Pacheni and BJP District president P Sathya Prakash paid last tributes to late Jawan Chakkala Kandy Ratheesh.
A condolence meeting was also conducted after the cremation. A hartal was observed in Koodali panchayat and Mattanur town as a respect to the departed Jawan at his native village. The body of Ratheesh reached Karipur Airport at around 0930 hrs from New Delhi and brought to his house by road and the funeral was held at around 1530 hrs.
Defence Security Corpse (DSC) and 122 Inf battalion personnel and revenue officials, including District Collector Mir Muhammed Ali paid last respect, when the body was kept at a specially arranged plot near his house premises. (AGENCIES)
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