India, April 17 -- The final rites of the Lion of Ladakh, Colonel (Retd) Sonam Wangchuk, were performed with full state honours in the presence of senior Army officers, family members and a large number of people from different walks of life in Leh on Thursday. The Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, Vinai Kumar Saxena, also attended the funeral ceremony. He laid a wreath and paid rich tributes to the decorated Kargil War hero.

The jawans of the Ladakh Scouts accorded Col. Wangchuk a Guard of Honour in recognition of his distinguished service to the nation. Recipient of India's second-highest wartime gallantry award, Col (Retd) Wangchuk died of cardiac arrest at 61 at his residence in Leh on Friday.

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