145;Every home needs a Mohan146;

8220;We need a regiment of Mohan Chand Sharmas to remove terrorism from this country,8221; Sharma8217;s brother-in-law Girish Upadhaya said when Newsline visited the family8217;s house in Dwarka. Indicating today8217;s blast at Mehrauli, he added, 8220;The police may have cracked the case September 13 serial blasts but that is not the end; we are still seeing blasts. At a time like this every home needs a Mohan.8221;

Eight days after Sharma succumbed to bullet injuries sustained in the gun battle with alleged terrorists, his mother has the slain officer8217;s photograph in hand and looks at it every few minutes, too shattered to talk. But the public empathy, Upadhaya said, is helping them cope with the crisis.

8220;People just drop flowers, messages and poetries at our gate,8221; he said. 8220;Mohan may not be physically present but I am sure he will continue to live in the hearts of people.8221;

What is disturbing them, however, is being at the bitter end of wrong reportage, as a family member name withheld on request said. 8220;A Hindi newspaper wrote the other day that we want Afzal convicted in 2001 Parliament attack to be hanged. We have not made any statement; we just want to live in peace.8221;

Children of the housing society, meanwhile, want to emulate their favourite 8220;uncle8221; now. 8220;When I grow up I will also become a brave officer like Sharma-uncle,8221; said David, a Class III student in the neighbourhood. And the children know they have to be with Sharma8217;s son Divyanshu through thick and thin. 8220;He plays cricket with us but is very sad these days. We hope that he comes out and plays again with us, soon,8221; said Dev.