CRPF soldier Kabir Das Uikey from Chhindwara martyred in Kathua attack
Date :13-Jun-2024
Our Correspondent
CHHINDWARA,
Local youth and CRPF soldier Kabir Das Uikey was martyred in the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir. The attack took place at Saida Sukhal village in Hiranagar of Kathua district on Tuesday night. CRPF constable, Kabir Das Uikey had bullet injuries in this attack. He was rushed to hospital but succumbed to the injuries on Wednesday morning. The 35-year-old, Kabir was a resident of Pulpuldoh in Bichhua tehsil of Chhindwara. He joined CRPF in the year 2011. He got married four years ago. He is survived by mother Indervati Uikey, wife Mamta Uikey and younger brother, two sisters are married. His father had already passed away.
The last rites of CRPF constable Kabir will be performed on Thursday at his ancestral village Pulpuldoh. The body will be brought to the village from Nagpur in a special vehicle. Mother told that he had returned to duty 8 days back after a 20-day leave. He was to be posted in Bhopal. Martyr Kabir was the eldest among four siblings. His younger brother is farmer. He is not married yet. The whole family was mainly dependent on Kabir’s salary. The family has only 6 acres of land for farming. The family is still in state of shock after receiving news of the martyrdom of their son.
Chhindwara MP Vivek Bunty Sahu and Mayor Vikram Ahakhe reached the martyr’s house and consoled the
family. Former MP from Chhindwara, Nakul Nath expressed condolences and tweeted, “The country will always be indebted to the supreme sacrifice you made in the service of the country. All the people of Chhindwara are proud of you.” This is the second martyrdom of a soldier from Chhindwara district in the last one and a half months. Earlier, on May 4, there was a terrorist attack on the Indian Air Force convoy in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir. In this attack, Corporal Vicky Pahad, a soldier from Noniya Karbal, was martyred. Exactly 42 days after the attack, now another son of Chhindwara soil has been martyred while fighting the terrorist protecting the country.