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Indian Express
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘Recently married, expecting a child': Bihar prepares to lay to rest another BSF jawan killed in Pakistan fire
Bihar on Tuesday mourned BSF jawan Rambabu Singh, who died late on Monday night after being injured in Pakistan's cross-border shelling along border areas of Jammu and Kashmir last week. His body is expected to be brought to Siwan on Wednesday. A day earlier, another BSF man from Bihar, Sub-Inspector Mohammad Imteyaz, was laid to rest with full state honours in Saran. They were both wounded in J&K in Pakistani shelling, which came amid rising tensions between the two countries in the aftermath of India's Operation Sindoor. As leaders across the political spectrum paid tribute to both the BSF men, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced compensation of Rs 50 lakh each for their families. Rambabu Singh, a resident of Basilpur village in Siwan district, was critically injured in shelling on Friday. Singh had only recently married his wife, Anjali, and was expecting a child, family members said. On the morning of his death, Singh had spoken to his wife at 10 am. His father-in-law said Singh had got a posting to Jodhpur, but due to the recent India-Pakistan tensions, he was retained in Jammu and Kashmir. The son of a former deputy mukhiya of Hariharpur Panchayat, Rambabu was the younger of two siblings and had always dreamt of serving the nation since his childhood, his uncle Shashi Kant said. His mortal remains are expected to arrive in Siwan on Wednesday, where preparations are underway for his funeral with full state honours in the presence of district authorities and Army officials. '…The nation will always remember his sacrifice. I am deeply saddened by this incident. I pray to God to give strength to the martyr's family to endure this difficult time. The state government will provide an ex-gratia amount of Rs 50 lakh to the nearest dependent of martyr Rambabu Singh. Additionally, the state government will ensure that the last rites of martyr Rambabu Singh are conducted with full police honours,' Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said in a post on X. On Tuesday, Kumar, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, ministers Mohammad Zama Khan and Sumit Kumar Singh, along with other leaders and several senior administrative officials including DGP Vinay Kumar, visited BSF Sub-Inspector Mohammad Imteyaz's family. The CM handed over a cheque of Rs 50 lakh to the family and announced a government job for Imteyaz's son in line with his qualifications. Kumar also declared a two-kilometre stretch of road, from Chintamanganj Bridge to Rahampur Bazar, will be named after Imteyaz and that a memorial gate will be constructed at the entrance to Jalal-Basant panchayat. Additionally, a new health sub-centre and a permanent memorial will be established in the village to honour him, authorities said. Earlier in the day, Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav had also visited the bereaved family and demanded the state government 'name a big hospital after martyr Mohammad Imteyaz' and to provide all possible support to his family, including the allotment of a 'petrol pump for financial support'.
Hans India
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
J&K L-G pays homage to BSF braveheart
J&K Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, on Sunday, laid a wreath and paid homage to BSF braveheart, Sub-Inspector, Mohammad Imteyaz, who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of the motherland. "Sub Inspector Mohammad Imteyaz was martyred during unprovoked firing by Pakistan along the International Boundary in R.S. Pura area, Jammu. I salute the supreme sacrifice of our BSF braveheart Sub Inspector Mohammad Imteya. His valour and sacrifice will never be forgotten. The entire nation stands firmly with the family of the martyr in this hour of grief," the Lieutenant Governor said in a statement. "DG BSF and all ranks salute the supreme sacrifice made by BSF Sub-Inspector Md Imteyaz in service to the Nation on May 10, during cross-border firing by Pakistan along the International Boundary in the RS Pura area, Jammu. Prahari Pariwar stands firm with the bereaved family in this trying time," BSF said in a statement. BSF Sub-Inspector Mohammed Imteyaz was killed and seven others were injured in Pakistani firing along the International Border in Jammu on Saturday. Notably, the Border Security Force (BSF) secures approximately 3,323 km of the India-Pakistan border, spanning Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Following the understanding on ceasefire by India and Pakistan, there was calm on Sunday on the international border and the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Hundreds of displaced residents of border villages are preparing to move back to their homes. Security forces have asked the border residents to wait for some time till the unexploded shells fired by Pakistan are defused and these areas are declared safe for the return of border dwellers. Huge loss of human lives and colossal damage to infrastructure occurred due to the indiscriminate shelling of civilian facilities by Pakistan. While precious lives were lost, massive damage to infrastructure took place in Uri, Kupwara, Poonch and Rajouri districts due to Pakistan's mortar shelling on civilian facilities. This forced hundreds of border residents to abandon their homes, livestock and agricultural fields and run for life to safer locations.
