Major Honoured

Major Ishwar Singh, who was awarded “Shaurya Chakra” for demonstrating a rare courage of devotion to duty in fighting terrorists at Gail-Mail village in Manipur, has been honoured by his home state of Haryana with a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh.
A cheque of Rs 10 lakh was presented to Major Ishwar Singh by Deputy Commissioner JS Alhawat on behalf of the Haryana government here today.
Hailing from Gandhi Nagar in Karnal, Major Ishwar Singh, who was posted in the artillery unit in Manipur, during routine patrolling noticed some terrorists in Gail-Mail village on June 12, 2007. He opened fire on the terrorists. The terrorist returned the fire and a bullet pierced through his neck, but he did not lose courage and killed another terrorist. He succeeded in killing all four terrorists in the encounter. He was later shifted to the military hospital.
He was awarded the “Shaurya Chakra’ by President Prathibha Patil on Republic Day in 2008 and later the Haryana government honoured him for his act of bravery.