ITBP constable’s kin learnt about death from portal
Harshraj Singh
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, December 4
Shrill cries rent the air in the district’s Jangpur village on Wednesday after the news of ITBP head constable Daljit Singh (43) killed by his colleague in Chhattisgarh spread.
He was among five ITBP jawans murdered in insurgency-hit Narayanpur district of Bastar division.
Daljit’s family learnt about his death from an online portal. Subsequently, they made several attempts to contact ITBP officials to get the details. They did not receive any information from the ITBP authorities or the district administration, villagers said.
Daljit had been posted in Chhattisgarh for the past two years. Earlier, he was posted in Bikaner.
The ITBP jawan is survived by his wife, 13-year-old daughter Jasmine, who is in Class VII, and nine-year-old son Abhijot, a student of Class III. His wife is into a private job.
As the news about Daljit’s death spread in the village, people started gathering at his house. His elder brother, Manjeet Singh, who is a Sub-inspector in the ITBP, said: “It is painful that my brother’s colleague killed him. We don’t know the reason behind his death. My brother was not short-tempered.”
Daljeet’s father was also in the ITBP. After the death of his father, Daljeet got a job on compassionate grounds in 2003.
He had last visited his house in September 2018. He had planned to take leave in January or February as his family were to shift to a new house, which is under construction. He used to send good morning and good night wishes to his children and wife every day, a member of the family said.
“Daljeet was a relative of Phagwara MLA Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal. He was a good-natured man,” said village sarpanch Amarjit Singh.
He further said, “The family has not received any information from the ITBP or any other department.”
Deputy Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal said, “We have no information in this regard.”
