Sepoy Ganesh Hansda, 22, Who Was Among 20 Soldiers Martyred In Ladakh, Was On His 1st Posting
22-year-old Sepoy Ganesh Hansda one of the 20 soldiers martyred in the line of duty in Galwan Valley in the border clash between Indian and Chinese troops was on his first posting.
22-year-old Ganesh Hansda was one of the 20 soldiers martyred in Galwan Valley in the border clash between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh on Monday evening. He was from Kosaphaliya village under Chingra panchayat in Jharkhand.
This was the young sepoy¡¯s first posting ever. However, even though in despair, the family says, if given a chance, they will fight for the country again.
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¡°I am ready to join the army and fight for my country if given a chance. My brother sacrificed his life to protect the nation and we are all proud of him. He had joined Bihar Regiment in September 2018 and was deployed at Leh in his first posting after completing 9-month training at Danapur on July 27 last year,¡± HT quoted Dinesh Hansda, the sepoy¡¯s brother as saying.
According to Dinesh, Ganesh was to be transferred to Hyderabad; it was delayed because of the coronavirus crisis. Ganesh had last visited his family in February.
All of Kosapthaliya village--near Basda chowk under Baheragora police station (PS), about 93 km from Jamshedpur--was in shock after receiving the news of Ganesh¡¯s death.
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¡°Ganesh was the sole earning member from the family who had brought light of hope after long years of penury. Now that light has gone off. We don¡¯t know how this darkness will be cleared. We hope and request the government to do something, give a job to me in the army or any other job so that we can survive, live a respectful life and carry forward his dreams. He was very fond of playing football and promoting Santhali language,¡± Dinesh reportedly said. He completed ITI course from Jamshedpur and works as a daily wage labourer.
22-year-old Ganesh completed his three-year NCC training from LBSM College, Jamshedpur. Subda Hansda, his father too is a daily-wage labourer and his mother Kapra Hansda is a homemaker.
¡®Indian Army is firmly committed to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the nation.¡¯
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At least 20 Indian soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a ¡®violent face-off¡¯ on Monday night with Chinese troops at Galwan Valley in Ladakh. This is the most serious escalation at the Indo-China border region in five decades.
India said the clashes happened "as a result of an attempt by the Chinese side to unilaterally change the status quo there," rebutting China's claims that Indian soldiers crossed the border.
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