He's a hero for Tibetan community, India: Family of SFF jawan killed at LAC

New Delhi: Special Frontier Force (SSF) jawan Nyima Tenzin, who was killed at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, was laid to rest with full military honours on Monday.
Tenzin's body was wrapped in tricolour and the Tibetan flag and brought to his family residence in Sonamling settlement in Choglamsar in Leh district of Ladakh.
The 52-year-old non-commissioned officer lost his life last week after a 1962 vintage anti-personnel mine near the southern bank of the Pangong lake exploded, according to a source.
Members of the Tibetan community, from as far as Delhi, had reached Ladakh to pay their respects, said the family which had left Tibet in 1959 and moved to Ladakh.
"The love and affection from those who brought his coffin has filled us with tears," said Tenzin's 76-year-old mother Dawa.
His brother, Nandakh Tenzin, added, "The family was concerned that he was at the border amid a standoff. But we are proud of his service and how he fought for India. His sacrifice has made Tibetans proud."
Tenzin's 16-year-old daughter Zompa Tenzin, eldest of the three siblings who studies in Dehradun, told TOI, "My father had told us he wanted to fight and had volunteered to be on the border. I'm proud of him. He is a hero to the Tibetan community."