On Saturday, Army paid tribute to 16 soldiers in Zema, Sikkim when a truck carrying them fell off a mountain while negotiating a sharp turn at Zema in North Sikkim.
Army personnel pay tribute to soldiers at Zema, Sikkim
Sunendra Singh, Lance Naik Somvir Singh’s younger brother, said that he had not told his mother and wife about his demise. He added that he had informed his family that he had been harmed in an accident and was getting medical attention. He added that when his brother’s wife heard about the incident, she passed out. Furthermore, they added that they had taken away the phones to keep them from viewing news stories. He added that when the body is delivered, they will eventually need to inform people of his brother’s passing.
Somvir was from the Hisar district of Haryana’s Sindol village. The disaster in Sikkim claimed the lives of two more men from Haryana, Grenadier Vikas Kumar of Fatehabad and Havildar Arvind Kumar of Charkhi Dadri.
The bodies of Lance Naik Bhupendra Singh, Havaldar Charan Singh, and Naik Shyam Singh Yadav arrive at the Lucknow airport. Each of the relatives of the state’s soldiers who perished in the accident will receive Rs 50 lakh in aid, according to UP Government.
It’s an emotional turmoil for the families who have lost their sons in the mishap, who were brave soldiers and role models in their respective villages
Somvir, 28, was the eldest of three children and the son of a farmer. He enlisted in the Army in June 2015, not long after getting married. He is survived by his wife Nisha Devi, a boy who is one year old, a daughter who is three years old, as well as his parents, Ram Kishan Dhukiya and Sharda Devi.
Surendra claimed that he had followed in his brother’s footsteps and enlisted in the Army in April 2018 as well. He is currently stationed in Pune.
Surendra informed “Somvir’s 55-day vacation was over just over ten days ago, on December 12, according to the family. In the first week of November, he had taken a few days off to travel to Hisar to attend the wedding of a maternal relative. He and I chatted on Thursday. We talked about everyday topics. I didn’t know that would be my last conversation with him. After serving for 15 years, a family member claimed that Somvir eventually wished to relocate abroad.”
According to Rann Singh, whose son is also in the Army, at least 15 to 20 youngsters from their community have enlisted after being inspired by Somvir. He was an athlete who ran 1500-meter races every morning at the village field. He was also fairly adept at Kho-Kho. He used to teach the village’s children how to exercise. He declared that the entire community was in sorrow.
37-year-old 8 Rajputana Rifles Havaldar Arvind Kumar was a resident of Jhoju Kalan in the Charkhi Dadri region of Haryana.
He had lately returned from vacation so that he could attend his younger brother’s wedding on December 8, according to Ajay Numberdar. In the next months, he was going to submit his retirement application.
He is survived by his wife, his parents, and a child who is eight years old. Numberdar informed “His wife works for the Haryana Police and is currently expecting a child. In the UP Police is his brother. On December 19, he tried to phone me, but I was unable to answer. Later that day, when I tried to call him, his phone was unreachable,”.
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State wise details of Soldiers who died when a truck carrying them fell off a mountain road while negotiating a sharp turn at Zema in North Sikkim
Rajasthan
Lance Naik Manoj Kumar, 25, of Jhunjhunu, leaves behind his wife Jyoti, his daughter Avni, 3 years old, as well as his parents. He spent seven years in the Army. His 27-year-old older brother Pramod works for the BSF.
The Jodhpur-born sepoy Sukha Ram had no children but is survived by his wife Yashoda. In 2016, he joined the Army. Around seven months ago, his retired Army veteran father passed away. The third of four brothers, he was.
Rekha, the 40-year-old wife of Subedar Guman Singh of Jaisalmer, and their five children remain. Sons Pehlad, 15, and Sunil, the youngest, are the oldest and youngest (5). Jai Shree, 13, Chanchal, 10, and Nishan, 8, are his daughters. Amar Singh, his elder brother, is a former soldier.
Uttarakhand
His wife Kamla Devi, their children Piyush, 10, and Ishika, 3, who are all currently residing in Haldwani in Nainital, are Naik Ravinder Singh Thapa’s survivors. He was a resident of Dharchula in the Pithoragarh district. His younger brother Dashrath Thapa works in the Public Works Department, while his older brother Lokendra Thapa is also in the Army.
Kerala
From the Palakkad district, Naik S Viasakh, 27, is survived by his wife Geetha and kid Thanveek, who is one year old. Since 2015, he had been a member of the Army. Sahadevan and Vijayakumari, his parents, are day labourers. He has a sister named Sruthi as well. As a panchayat member and Vaisakh’s neighbour, K Udayaprakash stated, “The family was struggling to make ends meet after Vaisakh had obtained employment in the Army. Vaisakh was motivated to enlist because a number of his family works in defence. He was a degree student when he was recruited. The Vaisakh family, according to him, resided in a two-room home built on four cents of land.
Uttar Pradesh
The survivors of Naik Shyam Singh Yadav, 30, include his wife Vinita Devi, son Aman, 6, mother Shanti Devi, and farmer father Sundar Lal. He was from Kakradi Kheda village in the Unnao district. Lance Havildar Charan Singh, a native of Lucknow The other Army members from Uttar Pradesh who perished in the Sikkim disaster were Naik Bhupendra Singh from Eta and Naik Lokesh Kumar from Muzaffarnagar.
Punjab
The survivors of Naib Subedar (AIG) Omkar Singh, 35, from the Pathankot district’s Najowal hamlet include his wife Sapna, their 3-year-old kid, their parents Thakur Raghubir Singh and Saroj Bala, as well as three sisters. A farmer is his father.
West Bengal
The survivors of Lance Havildar Gopinath Makur, 39, of Bhaluka Village in Bankura include his parents, his wife Mallika Makur, and his son, who is 11 years old. “The Army contacted on Friday and reported that Gopinath Makur had passed away. They remained silent after that. I was at a loss for words, too,” Mallika admitted. Family members said that Makur enlisted in the Army in 2001 and had planned to retire voluntarily last year, but the Covid-19 pandemic derailed the plan. In addition, he was finishing up construction on a house in Bankura City.
Bihar
The accident also claimed the lives of Naik Pramod Singh from Ara and Naib Subedar Chandan Kumar Mishra from Khagaria.
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