Subodh Ghosh, 24, an Indian soldier from Tehatta’s Raghunathpur, posted on the India-Pakistan border was killed on Friday during shelling by Pakistan’s army.

Subodh, two other soldiers and a BSF jawan were among the 10 killed during Pakistan’s multiple ceasefire violations along the Line of Control between Gurez and Uri sectors.

Subodh, who joined the army in 2016, returned to the border in July after a vacation. A few days later, his wife Anindita gave birth to their daughter.

An inconsolable Anindita said that less than five hours before his death, Subodh had called her up and advised her to buy woollens for their baby girl and planned her annaprasan next month.

A neighbour of Subodh said: “It was the failure of the Centre that led to deaths of soldiers in Pulwama. What happened on Friday is almost a repetition of Pulwama.”