Bhiwani jawan posthumously awarded Shaurya Chakra
› It is very difficult to spend life without a father, but he went beyond his duty of a father and sacrificed his life for the nation.
PRIYA, Sombir Singh’s daughter
ROHTAK: Naib Subedar Sombir Singh from Bhiwani has been awarded the Shaurya Chakra posthumously for showing exemplary courage while fighting militants in Turigam area of Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir in February last year.
Shaurya Chakra is the military award given for showing valour, courageous action and sacrifice.
Singh, 37, was killed on line of duty in Turigam area in Jammu and Kashmir on February 24 last year.
He had joined the army in 2001.
Singh belonged to Mithi village of Haryana’s Bhiwani district and is survived by wife, two daughters and a son.
He did his schooling from the government school in his village.
He was selected in the Indian Army after Class 10.
While expressing grief, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar had announced ex gratia of ₹50 lakh to Singh’s family besides giving a government job to his wife Suman according to her educational qualification.
Singh’s elder daughter Priya, a student of Class 9, said, “It is a proud moment for our family that my martyr father has been awarded Shaurya Chakra posthumously for showing courage while fighting with militants.”
“Today, I can say proudly that I am a daughter of a shaheed fauji. It is very difficult to spend life without a father, but he went beyond his duty of a father by sacrificing his life for the nation. I want to say that the government should take care of martyrs’ families time to time,” she added.
‘OVER 200 VILLAGE YOUTHS PREPARING TO JOIN DEFENCE FORCES
Rohtash, a cousin of Singh, said more than 200 youths of their village had been preparing daily to get inducted in defence forces.
“These youths have derived their motivation from my brother and they all have zeal to sacrifice their lives for the nation,” he added.