Ambala: Determining the Pakistani Bomb AirDropped that is not known as empty hands is a retired long-term memory subarar Rental Singh on 92 on how it won the ‘Chakra Shakra’ ‘for courage as part of a bomb disposal platoon from the Bombayan engineer group in Kirkee, Pune.
During the 14th of December 1971 war, Pakistan airdropped many bombs in Zira Village (now in the District of Ferozepur) from Punjab, six of them did not explode and one of them landed on a pile of grain sacks in India (FCI) warehouse.
These bombs threaten human life, civil property, and military installations.
Even with hearing problems, unclear greetings, and the difficulty of walking, the subordin of Singh’s rent was quite energetic to tell the war anecdotes like what happened yesterday.
The former bomb squad said: “The assignment of our unit is made difficult by the Pakistani bomb, which is damaged or has attached a timer where we are not used to.
Between December 3 and 17, Pakistan must drop nearly 1,000 pounds of these people for the target of civil and military In the border area of ​​Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.
Many of these British or US bombs, some even bring signs of Pakistan’s armory factory, do not explode.
“Swa Peletone Singh was called to relieve it.
Asked about the risk, Subarar said: “I was assigned to relieve Zira’s bomb and save FCI Godown near Ferozepur.
By God’s grace, I can do my job without fear.
I don’t think of my life to the lives of many people.
We have a blessed team, skilled , and success, and I am alone tame the five empty ferozepur bombs and without a protective coat.
“Asked why so many Pakistani bombs failed, Subarar said:” Maybe Pakistan uses panic bombings, and using non-top ornance.
Often it’s wrong fuse and them Ignoring time factors while dropping it.
In addition, many of the bombs are World War II vintage with fuses and obsolete detonation devices.
“On December 24, 1971, the President of India, Varahagiri Venkata (VV) Giri, respected the lease of Singh with ‘Shurya Chakra “For the galantry and the soldier also got the chance to live with his family in the president’s Hosue.
M I saw the photos with the prime minister at the time, Indira Gandhi, and then the defense minister, Jagjivan Ram, activated his memory.
Quote on August 7, 1974, and was written by Govind Narain, Secretary-Then at the Ministry of Defense, reading: “Singh’s rent was given the task of throwing away five enemy bombs that were not displaced in the place of FCI in Zeera village in Zeera.
Near Ferozepur.
Scring and bomb mechanism It is a new type, and they do not have training in neutralizing it or armor, equipment, and shops to do the work.
Underester, Subeated Singh rental, at a great risk of personal safety, decided to extract the fuse manually, with his own hands.
His courage, determination, and professional skills were commendable.
“About the power of the bomb was dropped, Swa Singh said:” It can penetrate the armor tank plate.
” On December 24, 1971, at that time the Chief of Staff of the Army and then the field of Marshal, General SHFJ Manekshaw, also congratulated Singh’s rent in written over the receipt of “appropriate awards for Shakra Chakra”.
Subarar has also seen Burmese aggression in 1962 and 1965 war with Pakistan.
Medals motivated Rewrutsubar Rental Singh to store Shaurya Chakra in the Group Unit of the Bombayur in Kirkee, Pune, for better preservation and serve as a motivation for military recruit.
The front row even at Hockeysewa Singh is a skilled frontline hockey player for service.
Born in April 1929 in the village of Shahzadpur District Ambala, he took his main education there, and at 18 years, joined the army in 1947, where he completed the “special troop” education with the first division.
Kirkee was his first post and Siliguri in West Bengal in 1975.
The medal brought him annual benefits and monthly pensions.
4 generations in the grandfather of Singh’s army, Gopal Singh, also retired as Subarar, and his father, Piara Singh, as Sepoy, both from the British British Army.
Singh’s rent has three sons.
Two served in the Navy, Dilbagh Singh retired as a small officer, while Diver Bhupinder Singh died at sea, while on duty.
Singh rent stayed at Ambala Cantonment with her son, Balwinder Singh, who run a small cleaning business.
He has an unemployed son of graduate, Deepak Singh, who helped him in business.
Families looking for the son of Landsewa Singh, Balwinder Singh, asked the government to trigger farm or commercial land to the family so that it was able to soar or run a store to get permanent income.