Shivanand Chaurasia, a resident of Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh, was killed in the American attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman recently. Eight days after the incident, on the night of 17 June, Shivanand’s mortal remains reached his native village Surauli. As soon as the dead body arrived, a wave of mourning ran in the entire area and thousands of people gathered to pay homage to the late Shivanand.
Amarendra Chauhan, his friend who worked with Shivanand on the ship and an eyewitness to the incident, was also present during the funeral. Referring to that dreadful scene, Amarendra said, “This incident happened around 7:30 in the morning. I, Shivanand and another friend lived together. We also had breakfast together. Shivanand’s duty was from 7:00 in the morning and mine was from 8:00, so he had left earlier after having breakfast. Shivanand and engineer Suresh were working together on duty. At exactly 7:30 in the morning, suddenly twice. There were huge explosions and a massive fire broke out on the ship.”
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