'Grieving, but proud of his sacrifice,' says Col. Santosh Babu’s parents
The HinduMessages of martyrdom, salutes and flower bouquets flooded social media platforms, as news of Army officer Santosh Babu’s death, and that he hailed from Suryapet town, spread quickly on Tuesday afternoon onwards. Colonel Bikkumalla Santosh Babu, Commanding Officer of the 16th battalion of Bihar Regiment, according to reports, was killed in the stand-off with Chinese troops at Galwan Valley, Ladakh on Monday night. CM, Governor offer condolences Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed shock over the martyrdom of Col. Bikkumalla Santosh Babu, resident of Suryapet, in the clashes that took place on the Indo-China border near Ladakh. The Chief Minister instructed Minister Jagdeesh Reddy to ensure that the State government’s representative should be present from the time of receiving the mortal remains of Col Santosh till the completion of last rites.
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