Lance Naik Sam Abraham, killed in a firing in Kashmir.Mavelikkara: Lance naik Sam Abraham, who was killed in a cross border firing in Jammu and Kashmir, was laid to rest at his native town here with full military honors.
His mortal remains, which were brought to Kerala Sunday night, was brought here Tuesday morning.
The body was first kept for some time in BH Higher Secondary School, where he studied, and later taken to his house, where his parents, two year-old daughter and pregnant wife, Anu, paid their respects.
A huge crowd of people, including schoolchildren, bade a tearful farewell to the soldier.
The last rites were performed at the St Gregorious Orthodox church cemetery in the afternoon.
Abraham, 34, a member of the Sixth Madras Regiment, was killed after Pakistan army initiated firing at Sundetbani sector along the Line of control on Friday.
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