KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
An Indian soldier who was injured during the 18 September suspected militant attack on an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri town, died in New Delhi on Friday morning taking the total toll of slain army men to 19.
The soldier was identified as 35-year-old Raj Kishore Singh. He was admitted in the Army Research and Referral hospital a day after the September 18 attacks.
Raj Kishore Singh hailed from Piparpati village of Bihar’s Bhojpur district, 75 KM West of Patna. He was the youngest of three brothers.
He is survived by his wife Kanchan Devi and two children, 12-year old daughter, Suhani Kumari and 10-year old son, Hemant Singh.
Raj Kishore Singh’s niece said that the family received the news around 3:30 AM.
His elder brother Ashok Singh is also in the army, while the eldest Deni Madhav Singh, a former soldier retired three years ago.
Hemant Singh, son of the slain soldier said that if given the opportunity, he too would join the army and serve the nation.
