The remains of Naik Kundalik Mane of Maratha Light Infantry, one of the five soldiers who died in Poonch sector on Tuesday, were cremated yesterday at his hometown of Pimpalgoan in Kolhapur district in the presence of his family, his friends, several ministers and a thousand other villagers. However, the presence of one person was missed: CM Prithviraj Chavan.

Paying homage: Cooperation Minister Harshvardhan Patil, Home Minister RR Patil and BJP leader Gopinath Munde at Mane’s funeral in Pimpri yesterday. Pic/Krunal Gosavi