FINAL ADIEU GIVEN TO BRAVE HEART SANJAY OF KATHULI VILLAGE AFTER HE SACRIFICED HIMSELF AT GALWAN VALLEY, LADAKH
Just a day after the sad and tragic demise of a young brave heart Kamal Singh Bhakuni at Manipur having returned from a 25 days leave from his hometown sending shock waves in Uttarakhand another dare devil, braveheart from 14 Garhwal Rifles , a young Sanjay ( Jeetu) hailing from Village Kathuli in Katolsiun Patti in Pauri Garhwal district sacrificed himself while on duty at Leh Ladakh Galwan valley on 4 th March, 2025. His coffin was brought draped in national tricolour by the Army Jawans under full reverence to his native village with salutes and consigned to flames with full dignity at the bank of Alaknanda river amid slogans hailing the braveheart ” Jab Tak Suraj Chand Rahega Sanjay Tera naam rahega. The anguished parents , family members and the villagers in large number while giving final adieu to the braveheart were all in tears.
It may be recalled that In Uttarakhand almost in every third family the youngsters join Indian Army, paramilitary forces or Indian Airforce, though majority are in Indian Army. Their contribution to secure our porous borders in unparalleled as several of them are sacrificed while in line of duty. Whether they are the wars, skirmishes at the border with enemy forces , or operations to flush out terrorists in strife torn Jammu and Kashmir or insurgency oriented North East in the past or present including dealing the unavoidable tense situations as in Manipur recently , few months ago there have been good number of young casualties. May the God accord peace to the young should sacrificing for the nation at His feet and enough strength to bear this irreparable loss.OM SHANTI
