Tarn Taran village salutes its son

Tarn Taran : Warana village plunged into grief as it was told its valiant son Gursewak Singh, 24, had been killed in cross-border firing in Jammu and Kashmir. Betrothed to a girl of Nagoke village in July, he was to get married on February 13 next. An excited Gursewak had booked a marriage hall and selected his wedding attire while on a month’s leave recently.Gursewak’s mother Baljit Kaur looked numb with grief. His two sisters were inconsolable. But his father Balwinder Singh put up a brave front. “We are proud of our son’s supreme sacrifice in the line of duty,” he said stoically as he consoled mourners who thronged the house. When Gursewak, a matriculate from the nearby Government Secondary School Nauragdabad, joined the Army on March 25, 2013, there were celebrations at home. His recruitment meant regular income for the family that had struggled to make both ends meet. Balwinder owns half an acre land. He and his elder son Jasbir work as farm labourers.