Thousands bid teary farewell to Lance Naik Suheesh B

Thousands of people today bid a tearful adieu to 29-year-old Lance Naik Sudheesh B, who died after an avalanche hit his army post in Siachen.
The mortal remains were cremated with full state and military honours at the compound of his house here this evening.
Sudheesh's nephew lit the funeral pyre.
Sudheesh's four-month-old daughter Meenakashy, his wifeShalumol and parents, Brahmaputhran and Pushpavalli, were among those who paid their last respects.
MP Kodikunnil Suresh, a host of military officers and a large number of people converged at the venue to pay homage to the soldier.
The body, which was brought to Kerala around 1 am today from Delhi, was taken to the Pangode Military hospital in Thiruvananthapuram and brought here by noon for the public to pay homage.

The body was first brought to a local school here where hundreds of people offered their last respects.

Kerala Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy, Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson and senior Defence officials were among those who received the body which was brought to Thiruvananthapuram airport from Delhi in the wee hours.
Sudheesh's brother Lance Naik Suresh, posted in Kargil, was also at the airport.
The Kerala government had earlier announced a solatium of Rs 25 lakh and a government job for his wife.
Sudheesh and nine other soldiers got buried in snow after an avalanche hit their high-altitude post in Siachen glacier in Ladakh on February 3.

One of them, Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, found alive under the snow, also died on February 11 after battling for life.