Indian Army Para Commando died in a tragic road accident just 20 km from his home while on his way back to duty. The deceased, 25-year-old Panna Singh of 6 PARA (Special Forces), was returning from his village Ozhiyana (Byawar) to board a train to Jammu when an unknown vehicle hit his bike near Gohana village around 11 PM on Sunday. The driver fled the scene, and Singh died on the spot.
Station Officer Jitendra Faujdar confirmed that Singh was en route to Ajmer to catch a train to Jammu when the accident occurred. Police identified him through documents found in his pocket. He had come home earlier to celebrate Raksha Bandhan and had tied rakhi with his three sisters.
His mortal remains were brought back to Ozhiyana village, where his final rites were conducted with full military honors on Monday evening. A moving tricolor procession spanning 28 kilometers was held from Amrit Kaur Hospital in Byawar to his village, joined by hundreds of locals riding bikes and chanting slogans. Singh’s 1.5-year-old son Mayank lit the funeral pyre in a heart-wrenching farewell, while his mother, wife Pooja, and siblings broke down during the last rites. An Army unit from Nasirabad presented the tricolor to his father Prabhu Singh and offered a Guard of Honor.
Panna Singh joined the Army in 2018 and was deployed with D Team, 6 PARA in Jammu-Kashmir since 2019. He is survived by his wife Pooja, four-year-old daughter Sapna, and son Mayank. His younger brother Pintu is preparing to join the Army, and his youngest brother Sunil is in Class 9. The entire village united in grief as the braveheart was laid to rest.
