Sikh man killed in Kabul blastL Wife watches final rites on video name; in her arms, toddler son who by no means noticed his father

EVER SINCE his son was born final October, Sunny Singh alias Manto (27), a small-time medicines and spices dealer, would name his spouse in Ludhiana a number of instances a day from Kabul.
“He would say that he cannot wait to hold Gurvansh in his arms,” mentioned Shivani alias Sneha, the spouse of Sunny, an Afghan Sikh who died in a blast in Kabul Saturday.
Sunny by no means received to see his son. As his final rites had been completed by members of the minority Sikh group in Kabul, his spouse watched on video name.
“My husband had gone to Kabul in August last year and our son was born in October. He had not returned to Ludhiana since then. He was living in Kabul to earn for us but his heart and mind were always here. On Friday night, he spoke to me till late night and kept asking if the baby was doing fine. But he has died without seeing his son. There can’t be anything more unfortunate,” mentioned Shivani (21) from Mundian Kalan of Ludhiana, who had received married to Sunny in February final 12 months.
Harinder Singh Khalsa, one other Afghan Sikh whose household lives in Meena Bazar of Ludhiana, whereas talking to The Indian Express from Kabul, mentioned, “Sunny, Chucha Singh and Sher Singh were in their shops in Shor Bazar when the explosion took place… Sunny was born in Kabul and his cremation was done here only Saturday.”
Shivani mentioned that ever since she heard the information of her husband’s loss of life, she has been questioning what the long run holds for her and her son, who’s affected by a coronary heart ailment since beginning. “We do not even have our own home as of now… There can’t be a more unfortunate thing than my son not being able to meet his father…”