I'm, today, gonna tell you the story of an extraordinary young lady amid us.
Background
Six soldiers of the 21 Bihar Regiment, led by a non-commissioned officer, were on patrol near Sarla post of the Chakan Da Bagh area in Poonch sector, J&K on the Indian side of the Line of Control(LoC) on Tuesday, the 06th of August when they came under attack from the Pakistani side. The soldiers were:-
(a) Naik Premnath Singh
(b) Naik Mane Pundlik Kerba
(c) Lance Naik Samhu Sharan Rai
(d) Sepoy Raghunandan Prasad
(e) Sepoy Vijay Kumar Rai
(f) Sepoy Sambhaji Kute.
The intense Pakistani fire killed five of them and injured Sepoy Sambhaji Kute.
I salute the brave soldiers who've made the supreme sacrifice for the nation and pray that Sepoy Sambhaji Kute recovers at the earliest to be back in the reckoning. And here's wishing that the families muster adequate strength to tide over these trying times to come to terms with their irreplaceable loss!
Reactions
The government of Bihar was the first to be off the blocks to announce a compensation of Rs. 10 lakhs for the soldiers' dependents. The families, in their hour of mourning and intense personal grief, are in a state of shock and disbelief and are slowly coming to terms with the harsh reality.
However, Pushpa Rai, the wife of the late Sepoy Vijay Kumar Rai, is made of sterner stuff. She's refused the compensation saying that it wouldn't fetch her husband back but wants military action to avenge the killings!
Tailpiece.
Pushpa, the entire nation joins you in your hour of grief. I feel proud of being your countryman. I'm sure that the Pakis will learn a lesson from this misadventure of their's.
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