The mortal remains of Lance Naik Niradi Ganga Prasad, who drowned in flash floods in Teesta river in Sikkim, were consigned to flames with military honours at Kummanpally village in Salura mandal of Nizamabad district on Sunday.
Thousands of people participated in his final journey from Bodhan to Kummanpally paying tributes to the soldier whose body was washed away in flash floods in Sikkim. Slogans of ‘Ganga Prasad Amar Rahe’ rent the air as his relatives, friends and villagers joined the final procession.
District Collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu, Police Commissioner Satyanaryana, Additional DCP Jayaram and District Sainik Welfare in-charge Ramesh were among those who paid tributes to the soldier at his residence. Public representatives of all the political parties also joined in paying tributes.
