WATCH: Colonel Manpreet Singh’s Son, Wearing Army Uniform, Daughter Salute Father

Punjab: The mortal remains of Colonel Manpreet Singh, killed in the Anantnag encounter, reached his home in Mullanpur in Mohali district on Friday.

Colonel’s two children – 2.5 years old daughter Vaani and a 6-year-old son Kabir – wearing a army uniform paid tribute to their father on September 14. Watch the video here.

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Notably, a third-generation soldier, Colonel Manpreet Singh had left behind his mother, wife and two children.

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