In 2006, Naib Subedar Jaswinder Singh had been awarded the Sena Medal for his role in killing three terrorists in Kashmir. On Monday, days away from a ceremony to be held for his late father, the 39-year-old fell to militant bullets in Poonch. Jaswinder’s father Harbhajan Singh also served in the Army, retiring as Capt (Honorary). Elder brother Rajinder Singh, who retired from the force in 2015, said Jaswinder joined in 2001, just after Class 12. Naik Mandeep Singh, 30, among the five soldiers killed, last met his brother — Jagroop Singh, a Havildar, posted at Ganganagar in Rajasthan — one-and-a-half years ago.

Source: Indian Express October 11, 2021 22:31 UTC