Amid mixed emotions of pride and despair the body of lance Naik Sishir Mall who attained martyrdom while fighting militants in Jammu & Kashmir a day earlier arrived in Dehradun on Thursday. A resident of Amar Bharti in Chandra Bani area of the State capital, Mall belonged to a family where being in armed forces is part of the tradition. Originally belonging to III/ IX Gorkha Regiment (GR), he was serving in 32 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) on deputation. Mall was part of the Indian Army team which launched a cordon and search operation in ladoora village of Sapore district of Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday. One of a militant belonging to terrorist outfit lashkar-e-Islam hiding in a house opened indiscriminate fire on the unit of RR involved in the search operation. Mall shot down the militant but sustained bullet injuries in the exchange of fire. He was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
A relative of martyr, Devin Sahi said that the Sishir was a pleasant mannered young man. He is survived by his wife Sangeeta, who is a computer teacher in a private school of Dehradun. Sahi informed that father of Sishir who was retired army personnel had died in the Month of March this year.
The body of the brave soldier was brought to the Jolly Grant airport on Thursday evening from where it was brought to the army unit of GR. The body would be consigned to flamedon Friday at Chandra Bani cremation ground.