From Mayukh Goswami
Mangaldai : Indian Army’s Red Horns Division on March 11 provided financial assistance of Rs 4.5 lakh to the family of Late Subedar Gandhi Ram Rajbongshi on compassionate and humanitarian grounds. This was in addition to a financial aid of Rs 5 lakh presented to the family in September last year. Late Gandhi Ram Rajbongshi of Darrang district, while serving as a Subedar in the Assam Regiment, attained martyrdom in the line of duty along the northern borders in December 2000, leaving behind his wife Pabitri Rajbongshi, a 15-year-old daughter and a one year-old son.
Living up to the name, the veer naari, Smt Pabitri Rajbongshi raised both children despite financial constraints. Her son Gagan Rajbongshi, while pursuing higher studies in Guwahati, unfortunately met with an accident in 2018. The injuries sustained were severe and he had to undergo multiple operations and facial surgeries for which the mother spent an amount of Rs 12.18 lakh, as she was unaware of the ECHS facilities available for all dependents of retired or martyred soldiers. The troops of Red Horns Division deployed in Udalguri and Darrang districts came to know about the ordeals faced by the veer naari in 2020 during the Krishak Swahid Divas celebration organized by the Army at Patharighat. Officials of the Army on Thursday visited the residence of Smt Pabitri Rajbongshi and presented financial aid of Rs 4.5 Lakh as a gesture to show gratitude to the martyred soldier. This has been stated inan Army press release here.
