Palwal, May 8 -- Indian Army soldier Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar was killed in unprovoked Pakistani shelling across the Line of Control (LoC), leaving his family and entire village in Palwal, Haryana grief-stricken.

Heart-wrenching visuals from his home showed his inconsolable wife, devastated parents, and a mourning village that gathered to pay their respects. Dinesh Kumar is survived by his wife, two children, parents, and siblings.

Kapil, the brother of Dinesh Kumar, recounted the sequence of events to ANI. "At 4 AM, I received a call from his number. When I called back at 8 AM, his senior answered and informed me that my brother was in serious condition at the field hospital and was undergoing surgery. Later, when I called again, I was ...