Ranchi, Oct. 7: Francis Indwar was laid to rest to the sound of the last bugle at a graveyard, about 2km from St Francis Church under Argora police station area this morning even as his colleagues continued to pour their grievances against the administration.

His youngest son, Abhisekh Manish, a Class V student, vowed to avenge his father’s murder by joining police service when he grows up.

Special Branch officer Indwar, abducted by Maoists and found beheaded from a bridge in Khunti yesterday morning, was buried beside the grave of sub-inspector Philip Tete, who was killed in a landmine blast at Chitir village in Goelkera of West Singhbhum on June 10 this year, along with nine other policemen.

Indwar’s body was brought to St Francis Church, where the last rites were performed. Thereafter, the funeral procession started. Accompanied by priests Father Xavier Soreng, Father Agnes Topno, Father Hubastus Beck and Father Augustine Kerketta, the procession proceeded to the graveyard.

Inspector-general of Special Branch B.B. Pradhan and inspector-general of South Chhotanagpur Rezi Dungdung were also present, along with several of Indwar’s colleagues, friends and relatives.

But, before the procession started, office-bearers of Jharkhand Policemen Association vented anger on both the Union and state governments for not providing them enough support to deal with Naxalites.

“During elections, choppers are pressed into service to keep vigil on Naxalite movements, but when we go on operations against extremists, no extra security is provided to us. When Maoists kill us, human rights activists sleep, but when we kill them for attacking us, they start campaigning against us,” said president of Jharkhand Policemen Association Lal Mohar Singh.

Simdega MLA and Congress leader Niel Tirkey, who also attended the funeral, stressed on the need to start a decisive war against Naxalism.

“Our home minister has already expressed the commitment to fight against extremism. Now, the time has come for a decisive fight,” he said.

Born on September 14, 1959, at Bongaloya under Basia police station area of Gumla district, Indwar joined police service as an assistant sub-inspector on August 14, 1989. He had worked in Dhanbad, Lohardaga and Bokaro before being promoted to an inspector on March 1, 2009 and posted at Arki in Ranchi district. Last Wednesday, he was abducted by Maoists from Hembram Bazar in Khunti while on duty.