Col Santosh Babu, CO Of 16 Bihar Regiment Among Indian Army Personnel Martyred At Galwan Valley
Col. Santosh Babu, the Commanding Officer of the 16 Bihar Regiment was among the three Indian Army personnel who were killed in the scuffle with the Chinese Army on Monday night.
According to reports, Col. Santosh Babu hailed from Suryapet town in Telangana.
Col. Santosh has been posted at the border for the last 18 months.?He is survived by wife Santoshi and two kids, a daughter and a son.
Son of a Physical Education Teacher, Col. Santosh was an NDA student from the Korukonda Sainik School, Hyderabad.
One of the two soldiers who were also killed in the skirmish has been identified as Havildar Palani, a native of Ramanathapuram, in Tamil Nadu.
According to local media reports, Palani who joined the Indian Army at the age of 18 had been a soldier for over two decades.?
He is survived by his wife Vanathi Devi and their two children.
Palani's brother Idhayakkani is also a soldier.
