India bids adieu to war hero Arjan Singh with 17-gun salute, fly-past
Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh was on Monday cremated with full state honours at Delhi’s Brar Square.
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Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh was on Monday cremated with full state honours at Delhi's Brar Square. PTI
The mortal remains of Arjan Singh were taken in a gun carriage for the ceremony. A military band played the farewell tune as the nation bid goodbye to the Air force veteran. PTI
The army gave a 17-gun salute to the Marshal. The IAF officers sounded the bugle before the cremation at the Delhi Cantonment area. PTI
Singh's last journey of eight kilometres was accompanied by an Air Force band. He has been accorded a state funeral and the national flag will fly at half-mast in Delhi. Twitter@defenceminindia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote condolence message after paying his last respects to Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh at the latter's residence in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI
The IAF's Sukhoi-30 fighters in the "missing man" formation along with the Mi-17V5 choppers in "insignia" formation made the flypast paying their last respects to the national hero. PTI
Arjan Singh, who led the air operations in the 1965 war with Pakistan, died at the Army Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi on Saturday. He was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 98. PTI