Martyr's kin bereft of hope with only breadwinner laying down life for motherland

Special Task Force personnel Shravan Kashyap was one of the martyred soldiers. Kashyap, a resident of Baniya village of Bakavand block in Chhattisgarh, has left behind a whole family — his mother, wife and 5-year-old — who are in son state of deep shock.

Raipur (Chhattisgarh): As many as 22 security personnel laid down their lives for the country following an ambush by Naxal insurgents of outlawed political party CPI (Maoist).

Special Task Force personnel Shravan Kashyap was one of the martyred soldiers. Kashyap, a resident of Baniya village of Bakavand block in Chhattisgarh, has left behind a whole family — his mother, wife and 5-year-old — who are in son state of deep shock.

He was the sole breadwinner of his family. Kashyap also financially supported his elder brother and sister-in-law.

He had joined the forces in 2007 and was posted in different areas of Bastar after completing training at Durg STF Base Camp.

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He got married in 2013 and had a 4-year-old son. His wife is expecting a second child.

Shravan had called his family on Friday night before going on an anti-Naxal operation for the last time. He had informed them that he was going on duty and it may take him time to return.

Soon after reports of police-Naxalite encounter came out, Shravan's widow Dutika tried contacting him over the cell phone.

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As Shravan was the only breadwinner in his family, it now stares at an uncertain future.