Satara district in western Maharashtra on Tuesday bid
adieu to its braveheart, Sepoy nursing assistant, Sunil Suryawanshi of
the 19 Madras Regiment, who was among the 10 soldiers killed in an
avalanche on the Siachen glacier. The last rites were performed with
full military honours.
Thousands of mourners congregated to pay their last respects at the tiny village of Mhaskarwadi, where Suryawanshi was born.
Two
months ago, the district witnessed the funeral of Col. Santosh Mahadik,
commanding officer of 41 Rashtriya Rifles, who died fighting militants
in Kashmir.
Suryawanshi (25) is survived by his parents, his wife Rekha and his one-year-old daughter Tanuja.
“He
considered his posting at Siachen a dream one, as he loved the rugged
outdoors and the mountains,” recalled his mother Sangita. Son of poor
farmers, Suryawanshi was recruited as a Sepoy in 2012 while he was only
in his second year of graduation.
“It
would have been our third marriage anniversary last Sunday. And our
daughter is having her birthday on February 19. We were looking forward
to these,” said Ms. Rekha.
Source:- The Hindu, 17-Feb-2016
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