The mortal remains of Col Santosh were consigned to flames here. His father Upendra has lit the funeral pyre here at the agricultural land of Santosh family members.
His wife Santoshi and Sone were seen saluting to Santosh for the last time. The final rites were performed as per the Hindu traditions with army honours.
The army men sounded bugle and gave the guns salute wide here in honour of the Col Santosh. Thousands were seen at the funeral site braving Coronavirus. They did not bother about social distance but were seen with masks.
The Army mentioned over the dress of Satoshi to his wife Santoshi here before the cremation. It was very painful to see when Anirudh the son of Santosh saluting to the funeral pyre.
The mother of Santosh, Manjula was seen weeping all the time. Even after cremation people came in large numbers to offer tributes to Santosh Babu.
Some of them waited at the house of Santosh to meet the parents after his funeral was concluded. Some of them were expecting the CM KCR to arrive.
The people across the Nation also paid rich tributes to Santosh via social media.