Pulwama encounter: Army personnel, family pay last respects to Major VS Dhoundiyal in Dehradun
Thousands of people, including army personnel, on Tuesday paid their last respects to Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal in Dehradun
Thousands of people, including army personnel, on Tuesday paid their last respects to Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, who died fighting terrorists in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, at his residence in Dehradun.
Major Dhoundiyal's mother Saroj, a cardiac patient, his wife Nikita Kaul, whom he had married less than a year ago, and a host of relatives and friends were crying inconsolably as his coffin was kept for people to pay their last respects before being taken to Haridwar for the last rites.
In the encounter, four army personnel including Major Dhoundiyal, and a civilian lost their lives.
Two terrorists too were killed in the encounter.
Here are a few pictures from the ceremony which saw thousands of people paying homage to the Braveheart.
Four army personnel including, Major VS Dhoundiyal died on Tuesday fighting terrorists in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir
Thousands of people, including army personnel gathered at Major Dhoundiyal's funeral to pay homage to him
Major Dhoundiyal's body, draped in the tricolour, was brought home late on Monday night and the funeral took place with full military honours on Tuesday morning
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was also present at the funeral. He placed a wreath on the coffin amid cries of "Shaheed Dhoundiyal Amar Rahein" and "Vande Mataram".People had climbed to rooftops and also stood on either side of the road leading to the officer's residence
Prominent among those who turned up to pay their last respects to Major Dhoundiyal included state cabinet minister Satpal Maharaj, ex-MP Tarun Vijay, state assembly Speaker Premchand Agarwal, BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi and Dehradun Mayor Sunil Uniyal Gama
Major Dhoundiyal's mother Saroj, a cardiac patient, his wife Nikita Kaul, whom he had married less than a year ago, and a host of relatives and friends pay their last respects before the body is taken to Haridwar for the last rites