Wife has miscarriage,hasnt been told he is dead

The only person in Manikapur village in Sultanpur who does not know about the death of CRPF jawan Vinod Kumar in the Dantewada Maoist attack is his wife Savitri Devi....

The only person in Manikapur village in Sultanpur who does not know about the death of CRPF jawan Vinod Kumar in the Dantewada Maoist attack is his wife Savitri Devi. Four months pregnant,she had a miscarriage early this morning after staying up the whole night to hear about him.

I dont how to tell her. She has had a miscarriage and undergone surgery, said Vinods younger brother Ajay Kumar who had to rush Savitri to a hospital 15 km from their village on his motorcycle because no four-wheeler was available at that hour.

A policeman brought the news about 30-year-old Vinods death to the house a little later.

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The family heard on the radio last evening about the Dantewada attack on CRPF personnel. Vinod was posted in Dantewada,and they spent all of last night hoping and praying.

We tried to contact Vinod on his cellphone several times,but it was switched off, said Vinods father Dev Narayan. I tried my best to contact officials in Lucknow but had no luck. Someone told me that the jawans of his company were attacked. But there was no word about Vinod.

After spending an anxious night,Savitri suffered a miscarriage early today. Then the policeman came with the news.

I have told Ajay not to tell Savitri. Let her be alright and return home, said Dev Narayan. Vinod and Savitri,who got married in 1991,have two children,Rasha (5) and Abhishek (3).

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Vinod had last called the family on the Monday evening,saying his unit was going out on an operation that could last three days. He also said he would not be carrying his cellphone,but would call them after returning from the operation,said Dev Narayan.

A graduate,Vinod joined the CRPF in 2006. His elder brother Suresh Kumar works in a private firm,while Ajay is doing his graduation. The family owns some land.

The village was all praise for Dev Narayan who ensured all his sons got a good education. Vinod was a symbol of the aspirations for our young men, said gram pradhan Kalawati.

Sanctioned leave,Vinod was to come home in May. The family would have seen him for the first time in six months. But that was never to be.