HYDERABAD: An Army havildar from Telangana died in a road accident in Ladakh on Saturday. Since the deceased soldier, Shakir Hussain (35) was Covid-19 positive, his body is unlikely to be sent to his home in Kagaznagar of Asifabad district immediately.
It was not immediately known where Hussain was travelling to during the time of the incident.
Mohammed Azeem, a relative, said they were informed about Hussain’s death in the morning. He said they were told that the vehicle in which Hussain and others were travelling overturned and that six of them suffered injuries. “We were informed that his body would not be sent immediately as Hussain was said to have been Covid-19 positive,” Azeem said.
Hussain’s wife has urged chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to speak with the Army authorities for her husband’s body.
“We hope the Army authorities get back to us soon,” Azeem said. Before the pandemic, Hussain had come home in Kagazhnagar for more than a month. He last called up the family on October 15 and told them he was likely to come home after a fortnight. Hussain is survived by his parents, wife, two daughters and a son. He had joined the Army as a sepoy and got promoted as a havildar.
Asifabad district collector Sandeep Kumar Jha said they are trying to get more information about the incident.