Rewa, Madhya Pradesh:

When Naik Deepak Kumar Singh explained to his grandmother on the cellphone a couple days in the past from his Ladakh post that he will occur property right after the coronavirus-induced lockdown ends, he did not know it would be his past conversation with his household.

Deepak Singh, who had received married just 7 months back, was among the 20 Indian Military personnel, such as a colonel, who were being killed in a fierce clash with the Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in japanese Ladakh on Monday evening.

“I will arrive house on depart after the lockdown ends,” the 30-yr-outdated, a Naik in the Indian Army, advised his grandmother Phool Kumari a several times in the past.

As the information of his demise distribute, Deepak Singh’s family associates and citizens of his village, found about 40 km from Rewa district headquarters, plunged into grief.

“I spoke to him just a several times back again and at that time he explained to me that right after the lockdown finishes, he will just take depart and occur home. But just after the lockdown ended, we obtained the news of his demise,” Deepak Singh’s 85-12 months-old inconsolable grandmother informed PTI on Wednesday.

Phool Kumari informed that Deepak Singh’s mother passed away a number of yrs back and due to the fact then she has been taking care of him.

“He was a pretty loving individual and employed to regard every person in the property. Everyone utilized to like him a lot,” she claimed, battling back again tears.

Deepak Singh got married on November 30, 2019, and his spouse, Rekha Singh, will work at the Navodaya Residential College in Madhya Pradesh’s Sirmaur, loved ones sources mentioned.

“Military officers informed us about his loss of life close to 8 AM on Wednesday and given that then a pall of gloom has descended on the entire village,” his family members stated.

“The Military officials informed us that his system would arrive at the village by Thursday,” Phool Kumari claimed.

Deepak Singh joined the Army in 2013 and was posted at the Galwan Valley with the Bihar Regiment. His father, Gajraj Singh, is a farmer and his elder brother, Prakash, is also in the Army and is posted at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, the household sources explained.

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan paid tributes to the valiant soldier, indicating he experienced shown exemplary courage in shielding the country’s borders and laid down his lifestyle in the line of duty.

Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath and BJP chief Gopal Bhargava, amid some others, also paid tributes to the Army guy.