Nitin Rathod, 35, Maharashtra
It had been only five days that 35-year-old Nitin Rathod left his family to join his battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Jammu and Kashmir. Just when his family members were thinking that he will not be coming back home soon, a news came from Kashmir that he will never come back to them.
Rathod was among the 40 CRPF who fell victim to the suicide attack in Pulwama on Thursday. Rathod, a native of Chorpangra village in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, is survived by his wife, nine-year-old son Piyush and seven-year-old daughter Prachi.
Till last week, the Rathod house was filled with happiness as Nitin had come home on a month-long leave. "He had a very good time here, mostly spending time with his children. We met him the last on February 10 when he left to go to Jammu and Kashmir," said Ashok Chavan, his brother-in-law.
Before going to Jammu and Kashmir, Rathod was also posted in Assam. "He was brave person but he was simple in nature. He was the backbone of the family which the family has now lost forever," Chavan said.
