Kullu DC Yunus Khan (L)

Dipender Manta

Tribune News Service

Kullu, May 4

Taking initiative to support the family of the martyr, Kullu DC Yunus Khan and his wife Anjum Ara, IPS officer, have decided to bear all expenditure of the daughter of martyr Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh, native of Veinpoin village in Tarn Taran, Punjab.JCO Paramjeet Singh (42) was martyred in the Krishna Ghati area of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on May 1 during the ceasefire violation by Pakistan. He is survived by his father Udham Singh, mother Gurinder Kaur, wife Paramjit Kaur, son Sahildeep Singh and two daughters — Simrandeep and Khushdeep.Talking to The Tribune here today, Yunus Khan said, “I and my wife have decided to bear all expenditure of Khushdeep and the talks were underway with the family.”“We will bear her educational and other expenditure like our own child, however, she will stay with her family members,” he said.The couple was not in a mood to disclose it, but when this correspondent asked persistently, it confessed to the move.Anjum Ara is the second Muslim IPS officer in India, who is posted at Solan as a Superintendent of Police.When the entire country is in anger because of the barbaric act of Pakistan, this couple has set an example to motivate the people to help the families of the martyrs.The family of the martyr has only two acres and lives in a semi-kutcha house in their fields. The martyr’s eldest daughter is a student of Class 10 while twins Khushdeep and Sahildeep are studying in Class 7 in a local school.