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Pall of gloom descends on Mansa village after death of sepoy Gurtej Singh in Ladakh

‘Will come home soon’: His last phone call to family
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Sukhmeet Bhasin

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, June 17

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A pall of gloom descended on Birewala Dogra village in Budladha tehsil of Mansa district after the news of death of sepoy in Indian Army Gurtej Singh (23) reached.

Singh was killed in a clash with Chinese Army at Ladakh on Monday night.

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Gurtej is survived by his father Virsa Singh, mother and two elder brothers.

Friends and relatives rushed to Singh’s house and consoled the bereaved family.

Mansa SSP Narinder Bhargav visited the family members. The body is expected to reach here on Thursday.

It is learnt Gurtej’s elder brother got married 20 days back and in his last phone call with his family members, he had said he will come soon to meet his sister-in-law. But that was no to be.

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