The funeral procession for Govinda Gautam, who died in the firing of the Indian Seema Suraksha Ball (SSB), has begun from Dhangadhi.
Thousands of Nepalis including district level leaders of Kanchanpur and Kailali are participating in the procession, shouting slogans 'Down With Modi Government', 'Down With Indian Expansionism', 'Long Live the Brave Martyr', among others.According to the family sources, Gautam's mortal remains will be creminated with state honor with 11 gun salutes in the Doda River.Gautam, 30, of Punarbas Municipality was killed when the SSB opened fire Thursday morning following a dispute over a culvert construction amid ongoing tensions at the border near Anandabazar.
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