TIMOTHY SINHA Petty Officer Timothy Sinha was attached to the Underwater Unit 1 (photo : FB) |
According to a family source, Bidya Ratan Sinha and Maya Sinha after hearing the tragic news left for Delhi Navy Headquarters and they were camping there for the return of the body of Timothy. Their two daughters, one being married off and the other studying in Bangalore, their residence at Pailapool was locked.
The Deputy Commissioner of Cachar, Gokul Mohan Hazarika, and the Civil SDO of Lakhipur, Nabarun Bhattacharjee, visited the family relatives and friends of Sinhas and while extending their deepest sense of sorrow and sympathy assured them that the district administration would make all possible arrangements to receive and bring back the body of Timothy Sinha. The administration would also arrange for his state honour cremation. (SentinelAssam)