Lance Naik Bappaditya Khutia, who died in an accident in the Ladakh region along with six of his compatriots, was honoured by Indian Army jawans and the West Bengal police on Sunday as his mortal remains arrived by air.
The body was taken to his hometown in the Kharagpur area, which is about 134km away from Kolkata, in the Paschim Medinipur district from the airport in a flower-bedecked Army truck.
Born on April 15, 1988, he had joined the Army in 2009, a family member said.
He is survived by his wife, 11-month-old daughter and parents, the family member said.
On reaching his hometown, Army jawans and West Bengal police personnel paid their last respects to Khutia. His remains were then confined to the flames.
Hundreds of people thronged the place near his residence to catch a final glimpse of Khutia.
He was among the seven Army jawans killed on May 27 when their bus fell in the Shyok river in Ladakh's Turtuk sector.
