Remembering Warriors: Jammu jawan lost his life a day after 46th birthday

Naseer Ahmed, 47, Jammu and Kashmir

Cries and sobs rent the air when the family received the news about the death of Naseer Ahmed of Dodasan Bala village of Thanamandi in Rajouri district of Jammu division.

Naseer was one among the 42 CRPF soldiers who were killed when a Kashmiri suicide bomber rammed his SUV into the CRPF convoy at Lethpora on Thursday.

Born on February 13, 1973, Naseer attained martyrdom a day after his 46th birthday. Hailing from remote Dodasan Bala village, he had joined the CRPF in June 1997. Coming from a family of belt forces, his brother is also in a police department.

An orphan, he was raised by his elder brother Salah-ud-din before he joined the CRPF as constable. Dedicated towards his job, he rose to the rank of the head constable in the CRPF. "My father had died when he was born. I raised him like my child. I was in Jammu and I reached home during night," said Salah-ud-din as cries rent the air.

Ahmed is survived by his wife and minor son and a daughter.

Locals remember Naseer as affable who always helped people in the locality. "He had no enmity with anyone," said his uncle.

Pained by the killings, CRPF said they will not forget and forgive this incident. "We will not forget, we will not forgive. We salute our martyrs of Pulwama attack and stand with the families of our martyr brothers. This heinous attack will be avenged", tweeted CRPF.