Jawan's daughter vows to join Army, avenge his death

  • | Tuesday | 19th February, 2019

I will fulfil his dream and avenge his death by joining the Army," Supriya said.Accompanied by her mother, Neeraja, and younger sister Sona, Supriya reached her house in Kanpur on Monday. "My father would often say had I been his son, he would have sent me to Sainik School and then to the Army. "It was a poignant moment when Supriya insisted she would leave for Kanpur to write her exam. They had moved to Kanpur for the sake of Supriya's education. The family left for their native village of Ajan Sukhsenpur in Kannauj the same night.

KANPUR: Three days after she fainted while lighting the pyre of her father - Pradeep Singh Yadav, who died in the Pulwama attack - Surpriya (10) returned to her Kanpur home to write her Class 5 exams that begin Tuesday.After completing high school, Surpriya said she wants to join the Army to fulfil the dream of her father. "My father would often say had I been his son, he would have sent me to Sainik School and then to the Army. I will fulfil his dream and avenge his death by joining the Army," Supriya said.Accompanied by her mother, Neeraja, and younger sister Sona, Supriya reached her house in Kanpur on Monday. The family left for their native village of Ajan Sukhsenpur in Kannauj the same night."It was a poignant moment when Supriya insisted she would leave for Kanpur to write her exam. What was even more touching was that she told district officials that she is determined to become a fauji and take revenge on Pakistan," Kuldeep, Pradeep's younger brother, said.Supriya said that during her last meeting with her father in the last week of January, he had inspired her to excel.Her mother echoed the sentiment and said that she wishes her elder daughter too joins the Army and serves the nation like her father. They had moved to Kanpur for the sake of Supriya's education.

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