One year after the tragic crash of a military aircraft during Operation Sindoor near Akalia Kalan village in Bathinda, the family of Raj Kumar Singh, a daily wage labourer who died while trying to help others, is still grappling with the aftermath. Singh was injured on May 7, 2022, when he rushed to the crash site to assist in extinguishing the fire caused by the aircraft's explosion. He succumbed to severe head injuries at AIIMS, Bathinda. Despite the circumstances of his death, the Punjab Government provided only ₹2 lakh (roughly $2,400 USD) in compensation to his family, which is divided among his wife, Paramjit Kaur, their two children, and Singh's mother. This amount is starkly lower than the ₹10 lakh (roughly $12,000 USD) given to the family of another victim from a drone attack in Ferozepur. The family has been vocal about their need for a government job to secure their future, a request that remains unfulfilled. Paramjit Kaur suffers from a chronic knee condition and cannot work, while their elder son, Jagmeet Singh, juggles school and work to support the family. The family continues to rely on a widow's pension for survival. Singh's brother, Virval, emphasized that the government should have proactively provided compensation and employment, given the circumstances of Singh's death. The incident has highlighted the disparities in government support for families of victims in similar tragedies.