BCCL
Rajesh Orang's family in Belgaria village
West Bengal on June 17 mourned the loss of two of its brave sons — Rajesh Orang of Birbhum and Bipul Roy of Alipurduar — who were killed in clashes with Chinese troops in Ladakh's Galwan Valley.
"My son served the country and gave his life for it," was all that Subhas, Orang's distraught father, could say. Orang’s mother, Mamata, was so overwhelmed with emotion that she could hardly speak. The family was hoping to get Orang married when he came home on his next leave from duty.
Roy was a native of Bindi village in Alipurduar district's Totopara. He lived in Meerut with his wife and five-year-old daughter. Roy, 36, had joined the Army 19 years ago and was a havildar in the Bihar Regiment.
"He had come home about five months ago and had plans to construct a pucca house for the family here," Roy's brother said.