Kozhikode (Keralam) | Soldier S R Arun Raj, who died after an Army vehicle plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir, was laid to rest with military honours at his native place in Chelannur here on Saturday, officials said.
Havildar Raj (40) and a colleague died on Wednesday after their Army vehicle plunged into a gorge in Kargil.
Raj's body was flown to Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery on Friday night, officials said.
The body was later kept at the Army camp in Kozhikode for people to pay their last respects before being brought to his native place in Chelannur.
A large number of people gathered at his residence to pay their last respects to the deceased soldier.
The funeral was subsequently held with military honours, officials said.
District Collector M S Madhavikutty, representing the state government, paid homage to the soldier.
MLAs Vidya Balakrishnan and V T Sooraj were also present.
Raj had been serving in the Madras Engineering Group for the past 21 years.
He is survived by his mother Sheela; wife Reshma; and daughter Aadhya Arun, a Class I student at Kendriya Vidyalaya.
