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Surendra Kumar worked as IAF assistant medical officer at Udhampur. Photo courtesy: Viral X image

Rajasthan jawan working as IAF assistant medical sergeant in Udhampur killed in Pak airstrike

| @indiablooms | May 11, 2025, at 09:15 am

Jaipur/IBNS: A 36-year-old assistant medical sergeant of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Surendra Kumar, who had been working at the Udhampur airbase in Jammu and Kashmir, was killed during an airstrike launched by Pakistan early on Saturday, media reports said.

He hailed from Mandawa in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu.

“Surendra Kumar Moga had been posted at the 39th wing of the IAF at the Udhampur airbase. He was killed during a Pakistani attack on Saturday wee hours at the airbase. Upon receiving the information in the morning, the district police superintendent Sharad Chaudhary and I visited his family and informed them about the news,” Jhunjhunu district collector, Ramavatar Meena, was quoted as saying by the HT.

Kumar had been working with the armed forces for over 14 years.

“Earlier he was posted in Lucknow and was transferred to Udhampur only two months ago. Last time when he visited Jhunjhunu in April, he organised a function for his new home. On April 20, he returned to the airbase with his wife, Seema (34),” HT reported, quoting his cousin Kuldeep Kumar Moga, who is also an ex-armyman.

Kuldeep Kumar said that Seema, who often stayed with Surendra at his posting location, had returned to Jhunjhunu’s Balaria village after the death of her grandfather 10 days ago. “She was planning to return to Udhampur soon. But who thought such an incident will happen!” he said.

On receiving the news of her husband’s death, Seema fainted, and the district collector and other visiting officers rushed her to a nearby government hospital in Nawalgarh.

“She was discharged in the evening after a primary treatment. Surendra and Seema have two children- Vartika (11) and Daksh (7)- both are studying in local schools,” Kuldeep added.

“We have faith in the Indian government. Surendra’s sacrifice will not go in vain. Pakistan will soon get a suitable reply from our military forces,” he said.

District collector Meena said that Surendra’s body will be brought to Jhunjhunu by Sunday evening.

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