A. S. Atwal
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Avtar Singh Atwal was a senior India
n police officer. He was an IPS
, which he joined after serving five years as an Emergency Commissioned Officer in the Regiment of Artillery. He was serving as Deputy Inspector General of Police of Jalandhar District in Punjab
. He was shot from behind and killed on 25 April 1983 by militants when he was coming out of Golden Temple
after paying obeisance and with Karah Prasaad in his hands. He was unarmed.http://books.google.com/books?id=oA_7jvsaBzYC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=atwal+police+golden+temple&source=web&ots=dIyRKY5_Ei&sig=RSnM93ZV6Iwc8QSKJy9ptEzHd1g#PPA90,M1
He was awarded President Police Medal for Gallantry posthumously.http://punjabpolice.org/MARTYR/index.html He was survived by his wife and son. His wife Amrita Atwal later joined the Punjab Civil Services and thereafter was seconded to the IAS before her retirement. His son, Harbir Atwal also joined the Punjab Police as an Inspector and was awarded the "Sword of Honour" during the Passing Out Parade.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n police officer. He was an IPS
Indian Police Service
The Indian Police Service , simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India...
, which he joined after serving five years as an Emergency Commissioned Officer in the Regiment of Artillery. He was serving as Deputy Inspector General of Police of Jalandhar District in Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
. He was shot from behind and killed on 25 April 1983 by militants when he was coming out of Golden Temple
Harmandir Sahib
The Harmandir Sahib also Darbar Sahib , also referred to as the Golden Temple, is a prominent Sikh gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab . Construction of the gurdwara was begun by Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru, and completed by his successor, Guru Arjan Dev...
after paying obeisance and with Karah Prasaad in his hands. He was unarmed.http://books.google.com/books?id=oA_7jvsaBzYC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=atwal+police+golden+temple&source=web&ots=dIyRKY5_Ei&sig=RSnM93ZV6Iwc8QSKJy9ptEzHd1g#PPA90,M1
He was awarded President Police Medal for Gallantry posthumously.http://punjabpolice.org/MARTYR/index.html He was survived by his wife and son. His wife Amrita Atwal later joined the Punjab Civil Services and thereafter was seconded to the IAS before her retirement. His son, Harbir Atwal also joined the Punjab Police as an Inspector and was awarded the "Sword of Honour" during the Passing Out Parade.