Raj SadoshAbohar/Sriganganagar June 13Maha Vir Chakra awardee Brig Raghubir Singh passed away at his home town in Jaipur due to old age illness today. Brigadier Raghubir commanded 18 Rajputana Rifles (later 11 Mechanised Infantry) during the 1965 war with Pakistan. His Maha Vir Chakra citation reads: “In the Khemkaran and Asal Uttar Sector the attack of the enemy was extremely violent. However the soldiers of 18 Rajputana Rifles fearlessly confronted the Pakistan army's attack and destroyed 22 Patton tanks of the enemy. Brigadier Raghubir Singh or 'Dadosa' as he was fondly addressed is survived by his son Maj Sangram Singh Rajawat (retd).
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