Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh cremated after state funeral

Security officials and others walk with the hearse carrying the body of former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh (PA)

Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform programme, has been cremated after a state funeral as politicians and the public mourned his death.

The veteran leader, who was also credited for a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, died on Thursday aged 92.