Jitendra’s cousin, Ramnarayan, added, “He was very smart, so he was posted with such a big man.” Jitendra was a smart child,” Shivraj said. “We had a small patch of farm and it wasn’t sufficient, but I made Rs 100 a day, which went to the education of my children. His selection to the forces in 2011 came as a great support to the family, which until then was surviving on four acres of farmland, Shivraj said. Jitendra planned on taking his parents to Vaishnodevi, in J&K, when he came home on leave in February next year, family members said.įor the family, this year’s Diwali celebration was special, as Verma, eldest of four siblings and financial backbone of the family of six, was home. A farmer who doubled as a labourer, earning Rs 100 as daily wages, the farthest Shivraj has ever traveled to is Bhopal - to drop off his son. ![]() “Jitendra had spoken to his wife only a day earlier, informing her that he was to travel,” Shivraj said. ![]() Sitting in the hall of their newly built house, his father Shivraj Verma, 54, said, “He promised to take me on a long trip when he was to come home next on leave.” Must Read | Coonoor Chopper Crash: He told mother about her doctor’s appointment, assured her she would be fine
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