Dr. Divyendu Sinha (1961 ~ 2010)

 September 24, 2010

I have lost a loving husband, my young children have lost their loving father and mentor, and the community has lost a good citizen, a brilliant scientist and engineer, through no fault of ours.  We had gone for a walk down the street after dinner that night, when Julian Daley, Christian Tinli, Christopher Conway and Cash Johnson confronted and brutally attacked us. Steven Contreras had driven them to the scene of the crime.

The blows to the head proved to be too severe for my dear husband, and he succumbed to the injuries.  No one should ever have to experience such horrific acts of violence.  We are completely devastated and are trying to put our lives back together, but it’s very, very difficult.  I stay awake at night trying to comprehend what happened to our lives and why.  My children seem to have recovered physically from the blows they received, but emotionally they are forever scarred. The last image of my loving husband and my children’s father being beaten will forever be imprinted in our memory of him. Our loss can never be repaired in our lifetimes.

We are very grateful to each and every one of you who has expressed your support and prayers to my family from all over the country.  I don’t even know many of you personally, but your letters, emails and calls have been pouring in incessantly, and this is very touching and is giving us much needed strength in these difficult times.  I may not be able to acknowledge all your letters via a written reply, but I do thank you and look forward to your continued support and prayers as justice is served, and we find the strength to move forward with our lives.

We have full faith in the Justice system and are now looking forward to a speedy trial.  My husband would always say, “No one is above the law”. My family and I are confident that in his death, the five assailants will be brought to justice.  May God rest his Soul in eternal peace.  We miss him dearly.

March 27, 2012

The past two years have been very difficult for me.  I was a devoted wife and homemaker, and the sudden death of my husband left me unprepared to take on the day to day responsibilities of the household and my children.  I have focused my energy on bringing up my young children, and have been fully engaged in the proceedings of the case.  I have complete confidence in the judicial system and the prosecutors, and believe that the perpetrators will be brought to justice.  My children and I can then move on with our lives as best we can.  I have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of support from well-wishers all around the globe.

April 4, 2012

My husband was the most wonderful person, such a loving and caring husband and father.  What I have lost, I will never be able to gain that again.  The void I have and my children have, it will always be there. Maybe one day, whatever is left in my life, I can move on with that. 

We moved to Old Bridge because it was a nice, quiet, diverse neighborhood.  Before the incident, I never thought it could happen in this neighborhood.  We felt secure and safe.  I have drawn strength from our neighbors and members of the Old Bridge community who have helped me since minutes after the incident.  From the little things to the biggest thing, they are always there for me.  My friends told me to take one day at a time, and I am following that advice, but it is very hard. There are a lot of decisions to make, decisions about the children, about finances, about the house.  My husband and I made big decisions together, but he handled even the small things.  My sons are pillars of support for me. They are very strong and they support me when I grow weak.  I’m glad they are very focused on their education. It is what their father wanted.

I'm really thankful for all the support that people have given me throughout the past couple of years.  It has helped me and my children pull through.  The trials will begin soon and we look forward to everyone's continued support during the trials, so that a crime like this never happens again

Dear Alka, Aashish and Ravi

I cannot find words to express our profound grief. Cruel hands of fate have snatched from us the glittering star of our family. Dipu jee, enhanced our prestige and reputation among friends and family. The ghastly way in which the end has come is all the more painful. May his soul rest in peace in Heaven.

What can one do except pray that God grant you all the strength to bear this terrible loss and give you the will to carry on with your lives.  We pray that Aashish and Ravi come up to his aspirations and expectation and prove to be worthy sons of a worthy father. This will be a real tribute to him.

What could be saying of our misfortune. We are suffering from a number of ailments and yet we are left here in this planet while my dear and devoted ‘betulal’ as I often used to call him, has left us mourning. It is God’s will and we are just mute and helpless beings to suffer and bemoan.

We are so unfortunate that we could not have a last glimpse of his ever smiling and endearing face. Rise up to the occasion and trod your path with “Heart within and God overhead”. God be with you in all your endeavor and guide your moves ahead.

All our wishes, love and ashirwad to Aashish, Ravi and our beloved Alka.

We cannot find words to express our grief over this loss. We are still accepting the fact that we met Dipulal just 1 month back which would be our last memories of him. We never had any children but never felt the loss of our child due to the love and affection and regards given to us by our nephews, niece and their children and spouse. They have treated us just like their parents and put up on the same footing as our brother and his wife.

The sad demise of dear Dipu under such tragic circumstances have taken the living spirit out of us. But what are we, but helpless creatures in front of God. We can only pray that God will give peace to his soul and give courage to Aashish and Ravi. We also pray that God give lots of courage and strength to our beloved bahu, Alka to carry on forward with life.

Our hearts go out to the kids who have been deprived of the love and care of their father at this tender age.

We feel indebted to all friends and relatives who have stood by the family at this tragic moment. We request them to continue to maintain this relationship.

The memory of dear dipu shall remain embedded in our hearts till we this planet and go to the other world where we would be greeting each other with love and affection.

Hari Om Shanti!!!

First of all, I would like to thank all of Bhaiya and Bhabhi’s friend who went all the way to help the family during this tragic time. Because of them, we were able to understand and accept this tragic situation clearly.

Bhabhi, my thoughts are with you and we pray to God that he gives you courage and strength to carry forward with life and help the children to fulfill the dreams and aspirations of Bhaiya. We also pray that God will give strength to Aashish and Ravi to accept this tragic situation.

I have very fond memories of Bhaiya and I feel cheated out of more interactions and memories of him. I feel cheated because my son, Prakul will not have any loving memory of this bade papa. Priyasha, on the other hand has many loving memories and will always treasure those memories.

Although we are so far from you, but you and the children are and will be always in our minds. We will do our best to be a pillar of support for you and family.

With regards to bhabhi and love to the children