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PHOTOS: India bids tearful farewell to Pulwama martyrs

Last updated on: February 16, 2019 22:12 IST

Amid chanting of patriotic slogans, people from different walks of life bid an emotional farewell to the bravehearts who lost their lives in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. 

Huge crowds gathered to pay respects to the soldiers amid emotional moments, with anti-Pakistan slogans renting the air.

People, with tears in their eyes, stood on roads with flowers and national flags as the coffins arrived.

In one of the deadliest attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, a Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into a bus which was part of a convoy of 78 vehicles carrying CRPF personnel from Jammu to Srinagar.

 

A large number of people attend the funeral procession of CRPF jawan Sanjay Singh at Masaurhi, in Patna. Photograph: PTI Photo

A large number of people with Indian flags attend the funeral procession of CRPF jawan Ramesh Yadavat Masaurhi, in Varanasi. Photograph: PTI Photo

Kin of slain CRPF jawan Ram Vakeel perform last rites during his cremation, in Mainpuri. Photograph: PTI Photo

People attend the funeral procession of CRPF jawan Mahesh Yadav at Tudihar, in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. Photograph: PTI Photo

A relative of Mahesh Yadav couldn't hold back her tears. Photograph: PTI Photo

Daughter and wife of slain CRPF jawan Mohan Lal pay their last respects after a wreath-laying ceremony in Dehradun. Photograph: PTI Photo

A security personnel walks past an army truck carrying the mortal remains of slain CRPF jawan H Guru at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited airport in Bengaluru. Photograph: Shailendra Bhojak/PTI Photo

Family members of slain CRPF jawan Kaushal Kumar Rawat pay their last respects before his funeral procession in Agra. Photograph: PTI Photo

Family members mourn the death of CRPF jawan Sukhjinder Singh at his residence before his funeral in Gandiwind Dhattal village of Patti sub-division of Tarn Taran district. Photograph: PTI Photo

A large number of people attend the funeral procession of CRPF jawan Mohan La in Haridwar. Photograph: PTI Photo