? Colonel Viplav Tripathi (41), Commanding Officer of 46 Assam Rifles, Wife Anuja (36), Son Abir (6) died in Manipur Terror Attack.

? Viplav was Odia, but they have been based in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh since his Grandfather’s days. They had roots in Western Odisha. They used to speak Sambalpuri at home.

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? His Grandfather Kishori Mohan Tripathi was a Member of the Constituent Assembly.

? Viplav’s father Subhash Tripathi (76) is a Senior Journalist and Mother Asha Tripathi is a Retired Librarian.

? Viplav’s brother Anay Tripathi is also a Lt. Colonel in the Army.

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? Born on May 30, 1980, Viplav went to the Sainik School Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) after passing class V at a school in Raigarh town.

? He joined the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla and then joined the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun.

? In 2001, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Kumaon Regiment in Ranikhet. He later passed a command course from the Defence Service Staff College (DSSC) Wellington.