Proud of my son, says father of jawan who saved child in J&K

VARANASI: It was a proud moment for the family of CoBRA jawan Pawan Kumar Chaubey on Thursday when the commandant of the 95 Battalion of CRPF, to which Pawan belonged, called on the family and praised the bravery of the jawan who had rescued a three-year-old child from the gunfire of terrorists in Sopore district of J&K on Wednesday.
“I am proud of my son who risked his life to save the child from the bullets of the terrorists,” said Pawan’s father Subhash Chaubey when CRPF commandant Narendra Pal Singh went to meet the family at its ancestral village Goldhamakawan in Chaubeypur area of the district.
The commandant congratulated the family members for the “bravery and commitment to humanity shown by Pawan”.
“We pray for the safety of my son and also other jawans fighting against the terrorists in J&K,” said Subhash, who has been busy receiving congratulatory messages since the news went viral on social media.
“My eyes filled with tears after hearing the way my husband saved the little one. The entire family is proud of him,” said Pawan’s wife Shubhangi Chaubey. The family had also received a phone call from Pawan on Thursday morning, informing them about his well-being.
Pawan has been involved in multiple operations in J&K since 2016. He had joined the force in 2010, and after dealing with Naxals he was transferred to J&K to tackle terrorism in 2016. Prior to serving in J&K, he was in 203 CoBRA of CRPF, which is an anti-Naxal battalion specially raised to deal with Naxalism.
The terrorists had attacked a petrol party in Sopore on Wednesday. The child was reportedly travelling in a car with his grandfather when the gunfire erupted. The terrorists also opened fire at the car, killing the child’s grandfather on the spot. A CRPF personnel was also martyred in the encounter.