Abohar, September 24
While two municipal employees performed the annual exercise of washing the memorial of Major Surinder Prasad here, no representative of the Indian Army turned up this time to lay wreaths or offer the customary salute to the war hero who had laid down his life on September 23, 1965, during the India-Pakistan war.
Till last year, Army men had been giving a fresh coat of paint to the memorial besides unfolding the red carpet before paying homage at the maiden memorial.
In the “Pay homage to your martyrs” website of the Indian Army, the name of Major Surinder Prasad figures at the top of the list of the two war heroes from Maratha Light Infantry who sacrificed their lives during Operation Riddle. He was awarded Veer Chakra and promoted as Major posthumously.
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