CRPF jawan from Sikar killed in Jammu and Kashmir

JAIPUR: A CRPF jawan from Sikar’s Bawdi village was martyred in North Kashmir’s Sopore town of Baramullah district on Wednesday morning during a counter-terrorism operation. Head constable Deepchand Varma, who was part of the operation, was martyred during cross firing. A three-year-old boy was also rescued during the attack.
According to officials, the terrorists opened firing on a naka party of security forces in Sopore, resulting in injuries to three jawans and a civilian, the officials said.
Varma who was in his late 30s joined the paramilitary forces in 2003 and was part of the 179 Battalion posted in Srinagar.
Bawdi sarpanch Kailash Chand said, “Deepchand was highly respected in the village and always motivated the youth. He was passionate about joining the forces and continued to be so even after 16 years in service. The news of his death has blanketed the whole village in grief as no one can believe it. According to the information that we have received, he died after being hit by a bullet fired by the terrorists. Though he was taken to the hospital, he succumbed to the injuries.”
Varma who was supposed to come on leave soon will now arrive shrouded in the country’s flag and his mortal remains are expected to reach his native village on Thursday morning. “Deepchand had not come on leave for a very long time and he was expected to come on leave on July 10. His family is inconsolable and while his family resided in Ajmer in government quarters, the rest of his family stayed in the village. He had gotten promoted just six months back,” added the sarpanch.
The martyr’s funeral with military honours is expected to be done on Thursday. He is survived by his wife and three children-one daughter and twin boys.