Hundreds of people take part in the funeral procession of Manjunath Rao, who was killed in the terrorist attack in Kashmir valley, in Shivamogga on Wednesday.
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Shivamogga: The last rites of Manjunath Rao, who was shot dead by terrorists in Pahalgam, were performed with full police honours at the Rotary crematorium on the banks of Tunga river here at 3:30 pm on Thursday.
Earlier, the police fired three rounds in the air as a mark of respect to the departed soul.
On the occasion, district incharge Minister Madhu Bangarappa consoled Rao’s wife Pallavi and son Abhijaya. He promised necessary assistance to the family from the government. Abhijaya performed the rituals as per Brahmin tradition. District in-charge Minister Madhu Bangarappa, Shivamogga MLA S N Channabasappa, MLCs D S Arun, Dhananjaya Sarji, Balkish Banu, eastern zone IGP B R Ravikante Gowda, DC Gurudatta Hegde, SP G K Mithun Kumar and others were present.