"Heaviest Coffin": Tributes For Colonel's Son Killed In Manipur Ambush With Him
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Colonel Viplav Tripathi Funeral: Amid full state and military honors, the ceremonial farewell was attended by a solemn gathering of thousands where Colonel Tripathi's parents were also present.
Colonel Viplav Tripathi who died in the line of duty along with four other soldiers on Saturday in an ambush by terrorists in Manipur near the India-Myanmar border was paid the final respects on Monday. The terror attack also killed his wife Anuja and son Abeer, triggering a huge wave of emotions across the country. His hometown - Chhattisgarh's Raigarh - was wrapped in a somber mood as their last rites were performed. Ceremonial farewell to Braveheart Colonel Viplav Tripathi &his wife and son. pic.twitter.com/7mM1ba2Shr Heaviest coffin, if this doesn't move you, NOTHING will!Paying rich tributes to Col Viplav Tripathi, his wife and 10 year old son who lost their lives recently in a #terror attack in #Manipur. pic.twitter.com/GsjKrWUIA8 2/2The dastardly attack is strongly condemnable. Targeting family and child is an act of Cowardliness and too Low.Definitely, the perpetrators will be eliminated, despite hiding anywhere on the earth....@rashtrapatibhvn@PMOIndia@HMOIndia@easterncomd@DIPR_UK Every soldier is prepared to lay down his life in battle. But there is an unwritten rule...families will not be targeted. They broke this rule. They killed his wife & 8 year old son.My heartfelt condolences to families of the martyred Assam Rifles jawans & Col. Viplav Tripathi. pic.twitter.com/KNJd6pR5s3
Amid full state and military honors, the ceremonial farewell was attended by a solemn gathering of thousands where Colonel Tripathi's parents were also present. A video showed the security personnel offering gun salutes. The hometown was closed as a mark of respect to Colonel Tripathi and his family.
"The heaviest coffin" was how many on social media paid tribute to Abeer Tripathi with the picture of his casket.
