The funeral was held this morning as hundreds of local residents and grieving relatives bid a tearful adieu to the valiant soldier.
The body of the 28-year-old jawan was brought to the village last night and placed at a local school where he had studied, to enable public to pay homage.
State Minister A C Moideen placed a wreath on the body on behalf of the state government and also met the bereaved family.
Sreejith had joined the army in 2008 and was recently transferred to Kashmir from Rajasthan, where he was working.
The jawan was supposed to visit his parents next month, his relatives said.
Three soldiers and a woman were killed while five army personnel injured as militants ambushed an army convoy in Shopian district of Kashmir on February 23.
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