A mountain of sorrow fell on the family of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, the death of two close ones in 24 hours created an uproar.

Within just 24 hours, two big waves of mourning have come together and hit the family of the country’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. Due to this double shock, there is mourning in the entire family. On one hand, just 29 year old Rajnath Singh’s nephew Prabhat Singh died tragically in a road accident, while on the other hand, his daughter-in-law’s brother, Padmashree winning veteran shooter and Manu Bhaker’s coach Jaspal Rana (49) also suddenly said goodbye to this world.

It is being told that the mortal remains of Prabhat Singh were airlifted from Indore to Delhi and then to Varanasi. Meanwhile, the mortal remains of Padmashree awarded veteran shooter Jaspal Rana has reached his residence in Majhon village in Ponda, Dehradun. As soon as they saw the dead body of their son, a mountain of sorrow fell upon the family. Here, behind Prabhat, his wife and innocent children are left crying. Let us know how the nephew died and what is the timeline of this entire accident.

Who was Prabhat Singh?

Prabhat Singh was originally a resident of Gai Ghat in Revati area of ​​Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. His age was only 29 years. His father Pradeep Singh seems to be a brother in law to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. According to information received from family sources, Prabhat was considered very close to the Defense Minister. He was staying in Delhi and handling all the responsibilities of his family. After his untimely death, he is left behind by his wife and an innocent daughter of only 11 months.

Prabhat was a very simple and friendly young man, who had gone to Madhya Pradesh in connection with some personal work. The news of his death has shocked everyone from Ballia to Delhi. This tragic accident has become another horrifying example of lack of road safety, speeding and young lives being lost untimely. At present, the local police has started a rapid search for the bus driver and the vehicle that collided.

Jaspal Rana was the megastar of shooting

Jaspal Rana was born on 28 June 1976 in Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. His father Narayan Singh Rana (veteran of 1971 war and first Sports Minister of Uttarakhand) was his first coach. His entire family has been deeply associated with the shooting. His sister Sushma and brother Subhash have also been excellent shooters.

Jaspal Rana later became a great coach from an excellent shooter. He also ran his own sports organization in Dehradun. Along with sports, he was also active in politics and had joined Congress from BJP, but sports always remained his main field. He also played an important role in reducing the GST tax on sports equipment. Jaspal Rana made shooting popular in every household in the country and many big players including Olympic medalist Manu Bhakar considered him as their guru.

This is how the entire accident happened, understand the complete timeline

This tragic accident happened on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at around 11 pm in the Shipra police station area of ​​Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Prabhat Singh was returning from Dewas to Indore with three of his acquaintances. He had gone to Dewas in connection with some personal work. On the way he stopped his car on the roadside. As soon as Prabhat finished his work and started sitting back in the car, a speeding uncontrolled bus coming from behind hit him hard. A delay of just 10 seconds took away the life of a smiling young man. After the collision, the bus driver took advantage of the opportunity and ran away.

Prabhat suffered serious head injuries in this horrific accident. His companions immediately took him to Aurobindo Hospital, where doctors declared him dead after examination. As soon as information about the accident was received, Sonkutch MLA Rajesh Sonkar, all BJP workers and administrative officials reached the hospital. The postmortem process was completed at around 3 o’clock in the night. After this, on the morning of Friday, June 12, 2026, Prabhat Singh’s body was airlifted from Indore to Delhi by a special aircraft and from there it was taken to Varanasi, where his last rites were performed.

On the other hand, on June 12, 2026, Jaspal Rana died due to cardiac rupture i.e. heart related complication in Saket Max Hospital, Delhi. He was 49 years old and breathed his last while sleeping. His sister Sushma Singh Rana is the wife of Rajnath Singh’s son Pankaj Singh.

Where and when did the funeral take place?

After reaching Delhi, the body of Prabhat Singh was taken directly to Varanasi. Due to his connection with Ballia, the family decided to perform his last rites in Varanasi only. On the other hand, when Jaspal Rana’s mortal remains reached Majhon village in Ponda, Dehradun, very emotional scenes were seen there. Later, news of his cremation came to light at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s family is deeply connected to the roots of both the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. On one hand, the death of their young nephew from Ballia and on the other hand, the sudden departure of daughter-in-law’s brother Jaspal has left the entire family completely devastated. Rajnath Singh himself expressed deep condolences on the demise of Jaspal Rana, saying that he was an excellent player and coach, who played a huge role in popularizing shooting in India.