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SSB Jawan Rushes Home After Wife Dies From Postpartum Complications

Debraj Gand, stationed at the India-Bhutan border, is returning to Odisha to attend his wife Lipi's funeral as their newborn daughter is cared for by extended family.

A Border Security Force jawan guards at the Integrated Check Post near the Attari-Wagah border. (Representative)
Odisha: Jawan’s Wife Dies After Childbirth; Family Awaits His Return From Border

Overview

  • Lipi Gand, wife of SSB jawan Debraj Gand, passed away from multi-organ failure after 15 days of critical care following childbirth on April 28.
  • Debraj Gand, summoned back to duty at the India-Bhutan border just one day after his daughter's birth, is traveling to Jharsuguda to attend his wife's funeral.
  • The couple's 15-day-old daughter is currently being cared for by extended family in their home village in Odisha's Jharsuguda district.
  • Odisha government officials, including Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, are coordinating Debraj's return via Guwahati and Kolkata.
  • Plans to airlift Lipi Gand to Bhubaneswar for advanced treatment were underway, but she succumbed to her condition before the transfer could occur.