Thousands of people with wet eyes thronged Ghazipur district to have a last glimpse of two of the three martyrs whose bodies reached in their native village amidst full military honour on Thursday evening. The people paid their homage and prayed for peace for the department soul. Both the martyr lost their lives in gun battle in Machhil sector of Jammu Kashmir.
Total three soldiers lost their lives on past Tuesday in cowardly anguish attack by Pakistani Army on patrolling party at line of control in Machhile sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Two of them hailed from Ghazipur district.
Reports from Ghaziapur confirmed that thousands and thousands of persons from Ghazipur and near-by districts turned up to express their grief at house of martyrs Manoj Kumar Kushwaha and Shashank Singh. Villages of both martyrs waited all through the day before their bodies arrived by a special Air Force plane later in the evening. Superintendent of Police Arvind Sen along with District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Khatri, along with senior army officials reached at houses of martyrs to express their condolences.
Shashank Singh (24) was selected for Indian Army's Rajputana Rifles in 2010.He was posted in 57 National Rifles in Kashmir. As relatives said that he had come to his house on holiday in past July. Many proposals for the marriage were coming for him. His elder brother Himanshu Singh is also an Army man and posted at Kashmir. While in Badhhopur village family of martyr Manoj Kumar Kushwaha everyone has shock, anger and respect in their eyes. His wife Manju Devi and mother Shila Devi got fainted many times after continuously crying.
Manoj Kumar Kushwaha was selected for Army in 2002. He had came to his village on holiday on August 20 but was recalled on 28 August after tension escalated on border after surgical strike. His brother Brijmohan said "I had spoken to Manoj some hours before he got martyrdom. He said that he will come home when his leave will be sanctioned. He will he will pay the debt taken for the marriage of the sister Priya. His wish was to complete construction work in house."
Manoj and Shashank were closed friends. His friendship was famous in their regiment too. lance Naik Ravipratap Singh, came here o express his grief, said they both used to spent most of the time together. After duty they both used to go market and take dinner together. Many politicians and officers have reached there to express their condolences. Circle officer Hridayanand and Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader Kunwar Ramesh Singh also reached to the villages of martyrs to pay their condolences. They also said that they stand with bereaved family at this grieved hours.