On 14th February 2019, It was a very painful day when India lost their 44 men in a terror attack that took place in Pulwama’s Awantipora district. When a soldier comes wrapped in tricolour, the agony and pain of their families are unimaginable. And such was the state in Govindpura village the village martyred CRPF personnel Rohitash Lamba belonged to.
Not just the family but the whole village was mourning the whole night after listening to the news of his martyrdom.
Rohitash Lamba who was just 27-year-old when he lost his life in the Pulwama attack. He joined the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) when he was just 25. He belonged to Govindpura village in Amarsar area of Jaipur.
He got married just a year ago and had a 2-month-old daughter whom he didn’t have a chance to even meet once.
Grief kept the people of his village up the whole night. They discussed at length how brave he was. Reportedly, other members of the family have not been informed at this time.
Rohitash’s friend while giving homage to him wrote ‘bowing down on the path of his duty, bowing down to the martyrdom of this true son of the dynasty … he had a good friendship with the people in his battalion… He was constantly encouraging the youth in the village.’
His neighbour also said “I used to believe him as an elder brother, he always kept insisting on me to read. He himself was so disciplined to go to the army that no work of his daily life was missed. They will always be remembered.”
