Lance Naik Shangara Singh the young bravheart
   17-Dec-2018

 
 
Lance Naik Shangara Singh of Sikh Regiment during the attack on PulKanjiri, a strong enemy position, came under heavy enemy fire. Lance Naik Shanghara Singh was born on 14th January 1943 to Shri Ranga Singh and Smt Dhan Kaur in Chola Sahib village of Amritsar district in Punjab. He joined 2 Sikh of the Sikh Regiment of Indian army at the age of 20 years on 14th January 1963. By the time of Pul Kanjri Attack in 17 Dec 1971, he has already served eight years in the Army and grown into a disciplined and committed soldier.
 
During the last month of 1971 India went to war with Pakistan for stopping it from the genocide as this onslaught was resulting that many a families were forced to flee their place of abode. India was fighting with Pakistan at its northwestern and eastern border that finally led to creation of a new nation i.e. Bangladesh. Though the war ended on 16 Dec 1971 on the eastern front with Pakistani forces surrendering to Indian Army, the skirmishes continued on the western front. During that time Lance Naik Shanghara Singh’s unit was deployed in Pul Kanjari in Punjab sector.
In utter disregard to personal safety, Lance NaikShangara Singh made a dash through the minefield towards the enemy machine gun post and hurled a grenade inside the bunker successfully silencing the gun. Then he charged towards the second machine gun post, leapt over the loophole and succeeded in physically snatching the gun.
 
In doing so, he received a burst of fire in his abdomen, undeterred he continued to hold the machine gun. The enemy was completely unnerved and fled from the bunker leaving the machine gun in Lance NaikShangara Singh's hands. Elimination of these machine guns enabled own troops to over-run the enemy post, but Lance NaikShangara Singh succumbed to his injuries. He was awarded Maha Vir Chakra posthumously for his exceptional courage and exemplary duty.