Where did you hear that … he was given a state funeral and was attended by thousands of ordinary people in Mumbai … he is hero in India …
DNA - Mumbai - Thousands attend Karkare’s funeral - Daily News & Analysis
Besides several top police officials including DGP A N Roy, city Police Commissioner Hassan Gafoor, Rakesh Maria and K L Prasad, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, his deputy R R Patil, Ministers Chhagan Bhujbal and Harshvardhan Patil were present for the funeral.
People were also seen holding placards at the funeral saying “We salute our brave soldiers, let the credit go to them and not the politicians”.