IN PHOTOS: Anantnag encounter martyr Col Manpreet Singh laid to rest

Updated On: 15 September, 2023 05:15 PM IST | Sanjana Deshpande

Colonel Manpreet Singh, one of two senior Army officers killed in an ongoing gunfight with terrorists in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, was laid to rest with military honours on Friday. Pics/PTI

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Colonel Manpreet Singh, one of two senior Army officers killed in an ongoing gunfight with terrorists in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, was laid to rest with military honours on Friday. Pics/PTI

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The Colonel was laid to rest at his village Mullanpur Garibdass in Mohali, Punjab.

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His mortal remains were brought to his residence earlier on Friday. Heartwrenching visuals from the last rites showed Col Singh`s children saluting their father. 

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The Colonel`s mother was seen mourning her son`s death as she waited at her doorstep for his mortal remains. 

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Visuals widely circulated on social media showed locals having gathered in numbers outside his residence to pay their last respects to the martyred soldier. 

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Alongwith Colonel Manpreet, Major Ashish Dhonchak and DSP, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Humayun Bhat were also martyred in an encounter that broke out on Wednesday.

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IN PHOTOS: Anantnag encounter martyr Col Manpreet Singh laid to rest

Colonel Manpreet Singh, one of two senior Army officers killed in an ongoing gunfight with terrorists in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, was laid to rest with military honours on Friday. Pics/PTI

The Colonel was laid to rest at his village Mullanpur Garibdass in Mohali, Punjab.

His mortal remains were brought to his residence earlier on Friday. Heartwrenching visuals from the last rites showed Col Singh`s children saluting their father.&nbsp;

The Colonel`s mother was seen mourning her son`s death as she waited at her doorstep for his mortal remains.&nbsp;

Visuals widely circulated on social media showed locals having gathered in numbers outside his residence to pay their last respects to the martyred soldier.&nbsp;

Alongwith Colonel Manpreet, Major Ashish Dhonchak and DSP, Jammu and Kashmir Police, Humayun Bhat were also martyred in an encounter that broke out on Wednesday.

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His mortal remains were brought to his residence earlier on Friday. Heartwrenching visuals from the last rites showed Col Singh`s children saluting their father.

The Colonel`s mother was seen mourning her son`s death as she waited at her doorstep for his mortal remains.

Visuals widely circulated on social media showed locals having gathered in numbers outside his residence to pay their last respects to the martyred soldier.