Sepoy Hari Singh Chauhan (26) of the 55 Rashtriya Rifles, belonging to Haryana’s Rewari district, lost his life in an encounter with terrorists at Pulwama district in Kashmir in the wee hours on Monday.
Hari Singh was the resident of Rajgarh village located on the border of Haryana and Rajasthan.
In an encounter on Monday, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir had killed two Pakistani terrorists, including Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) top commander Ghazi Abdul Rashid who was the mastermind of February 14 Pulwama terror attack in which over 40 CRPF jawans were martyred. Four Army personnel, including a Major, were also martyred in the encounter on Monday. The martyred soldiers included Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, Havaldar Sheo Ram, and Sepoys Ajay Kumar and Hari Singh.
Hari Singh’s father, late Agdi Singh Chauhan, served in the Grenadiers Regiment, while his uncle, Vijay Singh, is retried and cousin brother Sunil Kumar is a serving Hawaldar with the Center Reserve Police Force.
The villagers in Rajgarh had started gathering at his house after hearing the tragic news of death of Sepoy Hari Singh Chauhan
The villagers informed that Hari Singh got married in 2016 and was blessed with a boy last year.
“The entire village is proud of Hari who made supreme sacrifice for the nation,” said Govardhan, sarpanch of Rajgarh village.