Gen Bipin Rawat & wife's ashes immersed in Ganga at Haridwar

 NEW DELHI: The ashes of late Gen Bipin Rawat and his wife were immersed in the Ganga at Haridwar by daughters Kritika and Tarini on Saturday morning.

Earlier in the day, they had collected the ashes from the Brar Square crematorium at Delhi Cantonment, where Gen Rawat and his wife Madhulika were cremated on Friday evening.
Tarini, along with her elder sister Kritika, on Friday performed the traditional rituals at their home. The daughters also performed the last rites of their parents at the crematorium.


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