’1971 war ‘martyr’s’ son tries to trace father in Pakistan jails
- | Saturday | 25th February, 2017
Havildar Dharampal Singh was posted in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with 4 Sikh Regiment during the war when he was taken prisoner by Pakistan Army, said Dharampal's son, Arshinderpal Singh.Dharampal hails from Lehra Dhulkot village of Bathinda district. "Initially, we were informed that my father went missing, but sometime around 1977-78 we were told that he had achieved martyrdom. "I know my father must be old and feeble, but it is important for all of us to know where he is. On contacting Sheikh, he encouraged and we are hoping something would come off it now," he said. We started getting his pension after that," Arshinderpal said.He said an Indian soldier who was released by Pakistan in 1986, Satish Kumar, informed him that Dharampal and he were tortured together in Pakistan.
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