I’ll come wrapped in Tricolour: Martyr’s vow comes true

  • | Friday | 15th February, 2019

Bhopal/Jabalpur: I will come wrapped in the Tricolour , CRPF martyr Ashwini Kumar Kaochi used to tell his uncle. Who knew it would come true,” Khadak Singh told TOI.These words seemed to break Sukru’s resolve. I wish to return wrapped in Tricolour one day),” he told his uncle. Khudawal has about 40 men in uniform.“Mera ladka shahid ho gaya (my boy is martyred),” his mother Kaushalya screamed inside the house. On Saturday.Ashwini’s house in Jabalpur’s Khudawal village echoed with wails on Friday as his family and villagefolk struggled to come to terms with his death.

Bhopal/Jabalpur: I will come wrapped in the Tricolour , CRPF martyr Ashwini Kumar Kaochi used to tell his uncle. He will. On Saturday.Ashwini’s house in Jabalpur’s Khudawal village echoed with wails on Friday as his family and villagefolk struggled to come to terms with his death. He is the third from the village to be martyred — one of them, Armyman Rameshwar Lodhi, was slain in the 2016 Uri terror attack. Khudawal has about 40 men in uniform.“Mera ladka shahid ho gaya (my boy is martyred),” his mother Kaushalya screamed inside the house. Outside, Ashini’s father Sukru Kaochi and uncle Khadak Singh sat with other menfolk, struggling not to join the wailing.Revenge is the only thing on their mind, say 70-year-old Sukru and other villagers. “He was not only my son, but the country’s son. He sacrificed his life for country. It is the duty of the country to eliminate the ones responsible for this attack,” Sukru told TOI.Khadak Singh, a schoolteacher whose passion it is to train youngsters in the physical and mental skills to get into the Army and paramilitary forces, says Ashwini was one of the most determined. He remembers the day Ashwini returned home, in uniform, after his Kasam Parade (passing-out). “Mein kabhi piche nahi hatunga. Mera laksh yehi hai ki mein ek din Tirange me wapas aau (I’ll never step back. I wish to return wrapped in Tricolour one day),” he told his uncle. “He would often repeat this. Who knew it would come true,” Khadak Singh told TOI.These words seemed to break Sukru’s resolve. Tears rolling down, he said: “My boy said ‘jaldi wapas aunga (I’ll be back soon).”Ashwini last visited his family in October-November last year. His family planned to get him married this year. He had called his mother three days ago and asked her to take care of her health. The first thing he had done after getting his first pay as a CRPF jawan was to stop his mother from working in a beedi factory. Ashwini’s family’s finances were never good. His father worked as a labourer, so do his three elder brothers.Villagers, leaders from both Congress and BJP, and top officials of district administration lined up outside the martyr’s house. SDM Sihora, Ashish Panday said his mortal remains are expected on Saturday.

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