Fifty soldiers attend martyr’s daughter’s wedding

Fifty soldiers from Late Suresh Singh Bhati’s unit arrived at his daughter Muskan’s wedding in Dabra, standing with the family he left behind.

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00:00They had come for the daughter of the man they once served with, the man they lost in a terrorist attack.

00:08They gathered around the red Fuloki Chadar, its golden gotha catching the light.

00:13You could hear the chatter as they made sure every side was held right.

00:17A moment later, the Chadar had risen above their heads for the ride.

00:21Every corner had been held by the Punjab regiment.

00:24All of them had travelled for one moment that mattered to them deeply.

00:27Muskaan's wedding, the daughter of late Suresh Singh Bhatti.

00:31Suresh was martyred in Baramulla in July 2006.

00:35On 25th November, during his daughter's wedding in Dabra village, a bus carrying 50 soldiers pulled up outside.

00:42His former unit had come to support his family.

00:44They met the relatives, offered their wishes and took part in the rituals, including the Kanyadan.

00:49Muskaan's brother Harsh now stands in the same uniform his father once wore.

00:54He's posted in Baramulla.

00:55The visiting soldiers praised him, encouraged him and reminded the family that the Indian army's bond doesn't end with duty or death.

01:03When the ceremony ended and the soldiers got ready to leave, villagers watched quietly, understanding the day's deeper meaning.

01:09A father lost, a daughter beginning her life and 50 soldiers, his army family, stood with her, filling the space he had left behind.