'Fulfilled Father's Wishes,' 'Served for 22 Years': The Lives of 3 of the Armymen martyred in Ladakh
Twenty Indian soldiers have been martyred in the violent face-off between India and China. Of them, three have been identified. L to R : Havildar Palani, Colonel Santosh Babu and Sepoy Ojha. Photos: PTI Late on Tuesday night, the Indian Army confirmed that the number of Indian soldiers martyred in the “violent face-off” with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley on Monday night had risen to 20. For most of Tuesday, the number was thought to be 3, following an Army statement in the afternoon, although suspected to be indeed higher. While the identities of the 17 armymen who were martyred in action has not been made public yet, the 3 who are believed to have passed away first were later identified as Colonel Santosh Babu, Commanding Officer 16 Bihar regiment, Havildar Palani and Sepoy Ojha. Not much is known yet about Sepoy K.K. Ojha, who was originally from Dihari village of Sahebganj district in Jharkhand. While social media has it that he became a father just 17 days ago and ...