A pall of gloom descended on the Kashmiri Pandits migrant camp here as the mortal remains of policeman Deepak Thusoo, killed in an encounter with militants in Kupwara, were consigned to flames with full state honours at Jagti.
People at the biggest camp for the migrants shouted "anti-Pakistan" and "long live Deepak" slogans.
He was among the five security personnel killed in the encounter yesterday at Kupawar in the Kashmir division. The gunbattle with militants had started on Tuesday.
Several leaders from the BJP and the National Conference, and police officials attended the funeral, which was conducted with full state honours
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