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Published : Jan 15, 2020, 8:15 AM IST

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Funeral of Sepoy Tulasi Ram held in Visakhapatnam with military honours

The last rites of Sepoy Tulasiram, who was succumbed to death due to head injury, was held at his native place in Pitanivanipalem of Visakhapatnam's Pedagantyada in Andhra Pradesh.

Funeral of Sepoy
Funeral of Sepoy Tulasi Ram held in Visakhapatnam with military honours

Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh):The funeral of Sepoy Tulasiram was held on Tuesday at his native place in Pitanivanipalem of Visakhapatnam's Pedagantyada in Andhra Pradesh with military honours and a ceremonial guard of the Navy in attendance.

Floral tributes were paid to the mortal remains of Sepoy Sammingi Tulasiram on arrival at the Visakhapatnam Airport on January 13.

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A wreath-laying ceremony with military honours was conducted at Shradhanjili Sthal at the airport by the ACP (West) G Swaroopa Rani and Col DK Rai the Station HQs (Army) Visakhapatnam on Monday night.

Reportedly, Tulasiram had succumbed to a head injury while he was on routine patrol due to sliding rocks.

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