Main Bhupender Singh, who was killed by terrorists on January 23, 1994, was honoured right now in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar, his hometown, on the event of his 72nd delivery anniversary. A struggle memorial devoted to him and 12 others who had been killed within the line of responsibility, along with his bronze bust in place, was inaugurated by his family- spouse Avinash Kaur and daughters Rubina Singh and Bollywood actor Nimrat Kaur.
The memorial has been arrange at a public sq., now named Main Bhupender Singh Chowk, in Sri Ganganagar’s central space. Households of the twelve different troopers killed within the line of motion had been additionally current on the event, together with a number of senior officers of the Indian Military, representatives of the native administration, and folks from close by villages.
Actor Nimrat Kaur shared photos from the inauguration on her X (previously Twitter) account and mentioned, “As we speak, on my father’s 72nd Beginning Anniversary, a long run dream for our household got here true by inaugurating a struggle memorial created devoted to him and 12 different gallant martyrs all hailing from Papa’s hometown Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. Might the supreme sacrifice of all these troopers be remembered endlessly and encourage generations to come back. My deepest gratitude to our military household in tandem with the civil administration and authorities for making this dream come true for our household. Jai Hind.”
As we speak, on my father’s 72nd Beginning Anniversary, a long run dream for our household got here true by inaugurating a struggle memorial created devoted to him and 12 different gallant martyrs all hailing from Papa’s hometown Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. Might the supreme sacrifice of all these… pic.twitter.com/2YRFwXlDtZ
— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) October 25, 2024
Current on the event, Lt Col (Retd) Agyapal Singh Sidhu, father of Main Navpal Singh Sidhu who was killed within the line of motion, mentioned that he was very touched and blissful to be there.
Main Bhupender Singh was kidnapped and killed by terrorists 30 years in the past in Jammu and Kashmir. On the time, he was serving because the Officer Commanding (OC) of the 99 Highway Development Firm and his workforce was answerable for constructing 5 bailey bridges on the Khannabal-Pahalgam highway, in keeping with Honourpoint. The development was a part of the ‘Mission Beacon’. He determined to go for a recce of the development websites in January 1994 together with two officers and 13 troopers, together with armed escorts.
The group was ambushed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akkar village and was fired at from a detailed vary. Nevertheless, Main Bhupender Singh shortly positioned his males to crossfire with the terrorists and efficiently broke via the ambush. He was later kidnapped by the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen group on January 17, 1994 who demanded the discharge of some terrorists to which he refused. He was killed practically every week in a while January 23, 1994.