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He was supposed to come back on leave in April for the marriage ceremony. Before the funeral, the body was taken out in a huge procession in the village amid slogans of ‘Rahul Shinde Amar Rahe’.Rahul had served in the BSF for four years and his wedding was scheduled recently. His elder brother is serving in the army. Belagavi: The last rites of Rahul Vasant Shinde, 24, a Border Security Force ( BSF soldier who was martyred on Sunday morning while fighting back a Naxalite attack at West Bengal, was held at his native Zad Navaga village in Khanapur taluk on Tuesday.The funeral was conducted with full state honours in the presence of deputy commissioner S B Bommanhalli, zilla panchayat CEO Rajendra KV, superintendent of police Sudheerkumar Reddy and thousands of villagers and family members..