Galwan hero's wife posted to eastern Ladakh as Army Officer

Lt Rekha, wife of late Naik Deepak Singh, was commissioned as an officer in the Army Ordnance Corps in the frontline unit of eastern Ladakh – responsible for providing material and logistical support to the force in the instance of a war – on Saturday
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Lt Rekha, wife of late Naik Deepak Singh, was commissioned as an officer in the Army Ordnance Corps in the frontline unit of eastern Ladakh – responsible for providing material and logistical support to the force in the instance of a war – on Saturday

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New Delhi: Lt Rekha Singh, the wife of Naik Deepak Singh who was killed in Galwan Valley clashes with Chinese troops in June 2020, was on Saturday...

New Delhi: Lt Rekha Singh, the wife of Naik Deepak Singh who was killed in Galwan Valley clashes with Chinese troops in June 2020, was on Saturday commissioned into the Army as an officer and has been posted to a frontline unit in eastern Ladakh, officials said.

The 29-year-old Rekha has been deployed with the Army Ordnance Corps after she completed her training at the Chennai-based Officers Training Academy (OTA). The officials said Lt Rekha Singh has been posted at a frontline unit in eastern Ladakh. Her husband, Naik Singh was from the Army Medical Corps, and he was later attached to the 16th Battalion of Bihar Regiment. "

Woman Cadet Rekha Singh, wife of Late Naik (Nursing Assistant) Deepak Singh, #VirChakra (Posthumous) got commissioned into #IndianArmy after completing her training from #OTA #Chennai.," the Army tweeted. It said Deepak Singh made the supreme sacrifice during the Galwan Valley clashes. Naik Singh was posthumously awarded Vir Chakra in 2021 for showing indomitable courage in rendering medical support to the injured soldiers during the clashes.

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