ATTINGAL: Grief filled the countryside of Ilamba as news spread about the death of fire force officer Soni S Kumar (36) in Neduvathoor. Soni died early on Monday morning after the handrail of an 80-foot deep well collapsed while on a rescue mission.

The large crowd that attended the public viewing and funeral ceremony in Ilamba was proof of Soni's acceptance and camaraderie in his locality. After the postmortem and public viewing at the Kottarakkara Fire Station, the body was brought to Ilamba at 2:30 in the afternoon. The body was brought home in a mourning procession accompanied by several vehicles, including Soni’s colleagues, relatives, locals and public representatives. Hundreds of people paid their last respects at the public viewing held at the Ilamba Gov. HSS.

Soni arrived at the

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