How will his daughters get married now, asks brother of Uri attack martyr

The village, located about 15 km off the NH 8, is at the far end of a network of country roads, crisscrossing the undulating, rocky landscape dominated by the Aravallis.

Written by: Mahim Pratap Singh

2 min readRajawa (rajsamand)Sep 20, 2016 08:43 AM IST First published on: Sep 20, 2016 at 04:12 AM IST

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Soldiers guard outside the army base which was attacked suspected militants in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir. PTI Photo

Havildar Nimb Singh Rawat, 48

Rajawa, Rajsamand (Rajasthan)

The last time Havildar Nimb Singh Rawat spoke to his family members was eight days ago. “He had spoken to his wife briefly. The mobile network here doesn’t allow for longer conversations,” says Laxman Singh, his younger brother.

The village, located about 15 km off the NH 8, is at the far end of a network of country roads, crisscrossing the undulating, rocky landscape dominated by the Aravallis.

It is 3 pm and the Rawat home is full of friends, relatives and others waiting for his body to arrive. Rawat is survived by wife Rodi Devi, daughters Asha (15), Deepa (13), Nisha (10), Payal (7) and son Chandan (5). Of the four Rawat brothers, Rawat was the only one with a job. “Arre Bhai da, kathe giyo paro (Brother, where have you gone),” wails Nimb’s younger brother Prabhu. His elder brother Rashu and his cousin Koonp Singh have accompanied the tehsildar to Udaipur to get the body home.