Names of 20 martyrs of Galvan

Names of 20 martyrs of Galvan / 20 soldiers martyred in violent clashes with China from 6 different regiments, maximum of 13 martyred Bihar regiments

This photo is of the body of a soldier martyred in a clash with China. On Wednesday, Army soldiers took the dead bodies of the martyrs to Sonam Norbu Hospital in Leh so that autopsy could be done there.

Dainik Bhaskar

Jun 17, 2020, 05:26 PM IST

new Delhi. 20 soldiers were killed in a violent clash between Indo-Chinese soldiers in the Galvan Valley of Ladakh on Monday night. The maximum of these 13 martyrs are from two different regiments of Bihar. One martyr belongs to 12 Bihar Regiment and the rest to 16 Bihar Regiment. The martyr commanding officer Colonel Santosh Babu was also from the 16 Bihar Regiment.

How many martyrs from which regiment

·       16 Bihar Regiment: 12 martyrs

·       3 Punjab Regiment: 3 Martyrs

·       3 Medium Regiment: 2 Martyrs

·       12 Bihar Regiment: 1 martyr

·       81 Mount Brigade Signal Company: 1 martyr

·       81 Field Regiment: 1 martyr

16 Bihar Regiment: 12 martyrs

·       Constable Kundan Kumar - Saharsa, Bihar

·       Constable Aman Kumar - Samastipur, Bihar

·       Deepak Kumar - Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

·       Constable Chandan Kumar - Bhojpur, Bihar

·       Constable Ganesh Kunjam - Singhbhum, West Bengal

·       Constable Ganesh Ram - Kanker, Chhattisgarh

·       Constable KK Ojha - Sahibganj, Jharkhand

·       Constable Rajesh Oraon - Birbhum, West Bengal

·       Sepoy CK Pradhan - Kandhamal, Odisha

·       Naib Subedar Nanduram - Mayurbhanj, Odisha

·       Havildar Sunil Kumar- Patna, Bihar

·       Colonel B. Santosh Babu - Hyderabad, Telangana

3 Punjab Regiment: 3 Martyrs

·       Constable Gurtej Singh - Mansa, Punjab

·       Sepoy Ankush - Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

·       Constable Gurwinder Singh - Sangrur, Punjab

3 Medium Regiment: 2 Martyrs

·       Naib Subedar Satnam Singh - Gurdaspur, Punjab

·       Naib Subedar Mandeep Singh - Patiala, Punjab

12 Bihar Regiment: 1 martyr

·       Constable Jaikishor Singh - Vaishali, Bihar

81 Mount Brigade Signal Company: 1 martyr

·       Havildar Bipul Roy - Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

81 Field Regiment: 1 martyr

·       Havildar K. Palani - Madurai, Tamil Nadu

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Colonel Santosh's mother said - proud of son,
Colonel Santosh was posted in Ladakh for 18 months in the security of the Indian border. He was the commanding officer and hailed from Suryapet in Telangana. His mother said, "I am sad because I lost the only son, but he sacrificed for the country, proud of it."

Kundan became father 17 days ago,
26-year-old martyr Kundan Ojha became father 17 days ago, but could not even see his daughter's face. His father Ravi Shankar Ojha is a farmer. Kundan was admitted to Bihar Regiment Katihar in 2011. They were married three years ago. 

Deepak of Madhya
Pradesh was married 8 months ago , Deepak Singh, living in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, also died in a violent clash on the China border. Late Tuesday, army officials informed father about Deepak's martyrdom over the phone. Deepak was 21 years old. Got married 8 months ago. His body will be brought to Rewa on Thursday and then to Farehda village in Mangawan area.

Shaheed Deepak was married 8 months ago. The last time they came home on Holi.

Kanker jawan Ganesh Kunjam martyred, a month ago posting was found on the border
, Jawan Ganesh Kunjam of Chhattisgarh also became a martyr. Ganesh, a resident of Kurutola village in Kanker, was posted on the border of China a month ago. Ganesh was badly injured in the violent clash. He was hospitalized, but could not be saved.

Late Tuesday evening, an officer from the camp called the jawan's uncle Tiharu Ram Kunjam and informed him. Ganesh Kunjam, coming from a very poor family, joined the army in 2011 only after the 12th. He was the only son in the family. 

Ganesh Kunjam joined the army in 2011 only after 12th. He was the only son of the family.