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Palwal (Haryana): In a tragic incident, the Indian Army soldier Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar was killed in unprovoked Pakistani shelling across the Line of Control (LoC), leaving his family and entire village in Palwal, Haryana, grief-stricken.
Heart-wrenching visuals from his home showed his inconsolable wife, devastated parents, and a mourning village that gathered to pay their respects. Dinesh Kumar is survived by his wife, two children, parents, and siblings.
Kapil, the brother of Dinesh Kumar, recounted the sequence of events to sources. “At 4 AM, I received a call from his number. When I called back at 8 AM, his senior answered and informed me that my brother was in serious condition at the field hospital and was undergoing surgery.
Later, when I called again, I was told that my brother was stable. But when I called the field hospital directly, I was informed that my brother had passed away,” Kapil said.
“His (Dinesh) body will reach after 2 PM today,” added Kapil.
Earlier, the White Knight Corps on Wednesday confirmed the supreme sacrifice of Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar of the 5 Field Regiment was killed in the shelling that took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Confirming his death, the White Knight Corps posted on social media platform X, “#GOC and all ranks of #WhiteKnightCorps salute the supreme sacrifice of Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar of 5 Fd Regt, who laid down his life on 07 May 25 during Pakistan Army shelling.”
They also expressed solidarity with the civilians affected by the cross-border attacks. “We also stand in solidarity with all victims of the targeted attacks on innocent civilians in #Poonch Sector,” the post further said.
According to the Ministry of External Affair, there have have 13 civilian casualties in ceasefire violations along the LoC by Pakistan, all in the Poonch region.
Pakistan Army began shelling civilian areas in Poonch, Tangdhar and other border regions on the night of May 6, and continued firing through May 7. The shelling caused severe damage to homes, forced many locals to flee, and injured several people.
The body of Haryana jawan has reached Delhi. Now the army vehicle will reach Palwal by about 2 pm. Lance Naik Dinesh (32) will be cremated here with state honors.
Pakistan, who was furious with Operation Sindoor, was firing in many areas of Poonch since Wednesday morning. To respond to this nefarious act of Pakistan, Dinesh and his 4 colleagues took the front. He was answering bullets to Pakistani soldiers with bullets. Meanwhile, he and his 4 companions were injured.
All the injured soldiers were admitted to the hospital, where Dinesh was declared dead by doctors.
About Naik Dinesh Kumar
Dinesh’s 2 real brothers are also in the army. One of them is posted in Jammu. The martyr’s father Dayaram said that one of our sons has been martyred. There are two more sons for Mother India.
Recruitment was done in 2014
Jawan’s father Dayaram told that Dinesh was admitted to the army in 2014. In the last 11 years, Dinesh’s posting has been in many states of the country. These days he was in Poonch, Jammu. Recently he was promoted to the post of Lance Nayak.
Dinesh was the eldest of 5 brothers
Dinesh was the eldest of 5 brothers in his family. His 2 younger brothers Kapil and Hardatta have also been admitted to the army under the Agnivir scheme. At the same time, a brother Pushpendra is studying and Vishnu supports his father in farming.
Dinesh’s father says- “My two more sons are in the army. A son has been admitted to the army only two and a half years ago. His posting was first in Jalandhar, Punjab, but now his posting has also been done in Jammu. The posting of another boy is still Madhya Pradesh.
