Samba,
\nA pall of gloom descended on Nichlah village in Samba district as news of the killing of four soldiers, including Havildar Roshan Lal, poured in on Monday.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of people visited the slain Army man\u2019s family to console them.<\/p>\n
Despite the major loss, Havildar Roshan Lal\u2019s father and son had put up a brave face. \u201cI am proud of my father\u2019s sacrifice, but the government should avenge<\/p>\n
the killing of the soldiers,\u201d said Abhinandan Sharma (18), Havildar Roshan Lal\u2019s son, who also wishes to join the Army.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe received a call from the regiment around 7 am today about the martyrdom of my father. He was a loving and caring father and was always concerned about<\/p>\n
the family. He spoke to me over the phone on Sunday evening and asked me to concentrate on my studies. His and other soldiers\u2019 sacrifices should not go in<\/p>\n
vain and the government should give a befitting reply to Pakistan,\u201d said Abhinandan, a student of Class X.<\/p>\n
Desraj, 70, Havildar Roshan Lal\u2019s father said: \u201cPakistani security forces and militants are killing our soldiers. Only a stringent action against such incidents is the<\/p>\n
answer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Havildar Roshan Lal\u2019s wife Aashu Devi and daughter Atika, a student of Class VIII, were in a state of shock. Havildar Roshan Lal had joined the Army in 1995.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of locals from the district, Army officers, district administration officials and politicians bid a tearful adieu to Havildar Roshan Lal today. A sea of<\/p>\n
people thronged the village as Havildar Roshan Lal\u2019s mortal remains wrapped in a Tricolour reached his native Nichlah village on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
Army officers headed by Brigadier GS Bhadaur handed over the body to the family last night. Residents chanted \u2018Bharat Mata Ki Jai\u2019 and raised anti-Pakistan<\/p>\n
slogans when the martyr\u2019s body reached his village. Havildar Roshan Lal\u2019s last rites were held with full military honours and a gun salute was given to him at the<\/p>\n
cremation ground. His son Abhinandan lit his pyre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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