Subedar Randhir Singh
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Subedar Randhir Singh of Balkara village near Charkhi Dadri
, Bhiwani
district in Haryana
, won the Vir Chakra
award in Kargil War
. A middle school is named Martyr Subedar Randhir Singh middle school Balkara. He was in 18 Grenadier Regiment. He was born in a Hindu
Jat family of Kaliramna
gotra.
Subedar Randhir sacrificed his life on June 3 while fighting in Drass area. When Subedar Randhir Body was brought at Balkara, a large number of villagers turned up to their last homage. He was cremated with full Military honours.
Charkhi Dadri
Charkhi Dadri is a town and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana, India. The town was made by joining the villages of Charkhi and Dadri after urban development....
, Bhiwani
Bhiwani
Bhiwani is a city and a municipal council in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana, India. It is known as the city of temples. Besides being a seat of spiritual learning, the city has been the centerstage of regional politics. The city is hometown to three of Haryana's chief ministers: Bansi...
district in Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
, won the Vir Chakra
Vir Chakra
Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. Award of the decoration carried with it the right to use Vr.C. as a postnominal abbreviation Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. Award of the decoration...
award in Kargil War
Kargil War
The Kargil War ,, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control...
. A middle school is named Martyr Subedar Randhir Singh middle school Balkara. He was in 18 Grenadier Regiment. He was born in a Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
Jat family of Kaliramna
Kaliramna
Kaliramna or Kaliraman or Kaleramne is gotra of Jats found in Haryana and Punjab. Kala, Kalidhaman, Kalkhande, Kalirawan, Kalerana, Kalirawat, Kalirai, Kalu are the variations of the same gotra. This gotra is branch of Nagavanshi or Nagas...
gotra.
His family
His son Dilbag Singh was also in same Regiment. He got discharge from army to look after the family. Randhir Singh’s wife died due to cancer. He has unmarried daughter and son. His son Dilbag Singh now has Martyrs Subedar Randhir Singh petrol pump - Gas station at Rohtak.Honour
Subedar Randhir was consigned to flames at his native village Balkara in Dadri sub-division of Bhiwani district on 16 June 1999. When his younger son Rajpal lit the pyre, people shouted slogans like "Bharat mata ki jai, shahid Randhir Singh amar rahe."Subedar Randhir sacrificed his life on June 3 while fighting in Drass area. When Subedar Randhir Body was brought at Balkara, a large number of villagers turned up to their last homage. He was cremated with full Military honours.