• Brave Major

    From ahmadsupra786@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 26 02:08:27 2017
    Dear,

    its not true that Major Narain killed major shabbir in hand to hand combat, infact he was killed by major shabbir,
    as he killed on 5 dec and major shabbir was martyr on 6 dec 11 am by a tank direct hit.
    yet the valour act of maj, narain was that " in between the fierce battle he came out of his trench & called major shabbir for hand-to-hand combat calling laoudly " i am jat rajpoot, maj. shabbir come out & fight me if you are a true Rajppot"

    "Where is Shabbir Sharif?" he called out, "If he has the courage, he should come out right now and face me like a man."

    Major Shabbir, also a Rajpoot, came out of trench , being as hot headed as Singh, left his position and jumped in front of him upon the call. Perhaps Narayan Singh could not make out that it was Shabbir Sharif, as it was very dark, and he lobbed a
    grenade in his direction (it doesn't make sense for him to call Sharif out and throw a grenade at him). The grenade exploded a few feet away from Shabbir, and his shirt caught fire. A few Pakistani soldiers also came out and tried to put out the fire, as
    Shabbir himself was only obsessed with Narayan Singh's call. Seeing the Pakistani soldiers coming out, some of the Indians accompanying Singh were about to open fire when Singh stopped them.

    "No firing," he said, "This is a man-to-man fight."

    Shabbir too, for his part, told his men to step back. The fire on his shirt had been extinguished. Both the Indian and Pakistani soldiers stepped back, but at the same time never took their guns off each other, or their fingers off the triggers.

    A hand to hand combat followed between Sharif and Singh. The soldiers in the direct vicinity were standing close by as armed spectators. The rest of the soldiers (on the ridge) were at the same time involved in the fierce battle that was taking place due
    to the Indian attack.

    Singh had his sten gun in his hand, and Shabbir held his wrist to prevent him from firing. After a short struggle, Shabbir managed to throw Singh on the ground and put his knee on his chest. Taking the sten gun from his hand, he emptied it in Singh's
    chest. While the Pakistani soldiers came to Sharif to check whether he was all right, those accompanying Singh disappeared in the darkness.


    The attack subsided yet again in an Indian retreat,
    this is the verified stance with proof

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  • From ahmadsupra786@gmail.com@21:1/5 to ahmads...@gmail.com on Tue Dec 26 02:18:31 2017
    On Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at 3:08:30 PM UTC+5, ahmads...@gmail.com wrote:
    Dear,

    its not true that Major Narain killed major shabbir in hand to hand combat, infact he was killed by major shabbir,
    as he killed on 5 dec and major shabbir was martyr on 6 dec 11 am by a tank direct hit.
    yet the valour act of maj, narain was that " in between the fierce battle he came out of his trench & called major shabbir for hand-to-hand combat calling laoudly " i am jat rajpoot, maj. shabbir come out & fight me if you are a true Rajppot"

    "Where is Shabbir Sharif?" he called out, "If he has the courage, he should come out right now and face me like a man."

    Major Shabbir, also a Rajpoot, came out of trench , being as hot headed as Singh, left his position and jumped in front of him upon the call. Perhaps Narayan Singh could not make out that it was Shabbir Sharif, as it was very dark, and he lobbed a
    grenade in his direction (it doesn't make sense for him to call Sharif out and throw a grenade at him). The grenade exploded a few feet away from Shabbir, and his shirt caught fire. A few Pakistani soldiers also came out and tried to put out the fire, as
    Shabbir himself was only obsessed with Narayan Singh's call. Seeing the Pakistani soldiers coming out, some of the Indians accompanying Singh were about to open fire when Singh stopped them.

    "No firing," he said, "This is a man-to-man fight."

    Shabbir too, for his part, told his men to step back. The fire on his shirt had been extinguished. Both the Indian and Pakistani soldiers stepped back, but at the same time never took their guns off each other, or their fingers off the triggers.

    A hand to hand combat followed between Sharif and Singh. The soldiers in the direct vicinity were standing close by as armed spectators. The rest of the soldiers (on the ridge) were at the same time involved in the fierce battle that was taking place
    due to the Indian attack.

    Singh had his sten gun in his hand, and Shabbir held his wrist to prevent him from firing. After a short struggle, Shabbir managed to throw Singh on the ground and put his knee on his chest. Taking the sten gun from his hand, he emptied it in Singh's
    chest. While the Pakistani soldiers came to Sharif to check whether he was all right, those accompanying Singh disappeared in the darkness.


    The attack subsided yet again in an Indian retreat,
    this is the verified stance with proof

    After the War, one of the Indian commanders, Col. Shashi Pal, came to the headquarters in the Pakistan area for talks. He was given the currency that Shabbir had sent back from the bunkers, with due apologies for the currency that had been burnt for
    making tea. Shashi Pal shook his head slightly and said, "Politics apart, he was a fine soldier."

    Later it was also found out that the Indians did have the explosives in place to blow up Gurmakhera Bridge. But the remote detonation had not worked for one reason or the other. Shabbir's men had been saved by God, and nothing else.

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  • From dr.zulfiqar65@gmail.com@21:1/5 to habshi on Sun Jan 27 20:29:53 2019
    On Thursday, December 5, 2002 at 6:27:48 PM UTC+5, habshi wrote:
    A valour the 'enemy' appreciated
    By Shuchismita
    JAMMU, Dec 4: No doubt 'the home they had brought the warrior dead'
    but with a difference as the last remains of this martyr were couched
    in the loads of accolades showered upon the brave soul by none other
    than the 'enemy' itself .
    Though he too was one among those thousands of valiant soldiers who
    laid down their lives in the past 55 years during wars fought against
    enemy countries including Pakistan, yet what made him different from
    others was his enviable act of bravery which won even the hearts and
    the minds of his adversaries and they could not resist appreciating
    his gallantry that too openly. Rest became history.
    And Major Narayan Singh became one among those fewer valorous souls
    whose name did not just figure in the list of dauntless Indian
    soldiers prepared by Pakistan army but even his matchless courageous
    act was well illustrated in the book written by Fazal Muqueen Khan, a Pakistani writer. The reference in the book 'Pakistan's crisis in Leadership', which was written with an aim to make an analytical introspection to find out why the nation lost the war against India in
    1971, to Major Narayan Singh is a tribute from the enemy.
    Come December and swarms of memories start haunting the members of the
    family of late Major Singh. Weaning away those excruciating memories,
    the only solace for them comes from that tributary reference made in
    the book.
    It reads as:
    " The enemy seemed to be very sensitive about this area and made
    determined efforts to recapture the lost ground every night with fresh
    troops through out the war. Most of these attacks were launched on
    B-Companys (6 FF) positions. Sikhs, Rajputs, Gurkhas, Assamese and
    Jats were used at different times. The most determined attack was that
    of 4 Jats, when, on the night of December 05, some of its elements led
    by Major Narayan Singh penetrated B-Company's (6 FF) positions on the embankment. In the ensuing hand to hand fight this brave Indian Major
    was killed by another extremely brave Company Commander Major Shabbir
    Sharif. The latter himself laid down his life on his post next night."
    And now a copy of this silver-coated tributary reference, which has
    been well preserved in the battalion headquarter of 4 Jat Regiment, is
    the only prized possession of the family which never allows the memory
    of that fearless act to fade away from not just their minds but from
    the minds of fellow countrymen as well.
    Major Narayan Singh Bhatial, who was born on August 18, 1935 at
    Krimchi, Mansar (Udhampur), got emergency commission into Indian Army
    in 1962. He got married in 1966 and was blessed with a son Narinder,
    who is now serving as specialist in sports-medicine in Jammu Kashmir
    Police.
    It is the irony of the fate that Dr Narinder Singh, who was just three
    and a half years old when his illustrious father attained martyrdom,
    only had blurred impressions which too have their foundation in this reference, which he considers as a 'living link' with his father,
    besides the memories frozen by lens and the memories shared by his
    mother and the uncles.
    "My father left for the battle front in Fajilka (Punjab) on
    Karvachauth in October 1971. Skirmishes were already on and the
    borders had become quite hot. In November, the Border Security Force
    had started retreating to make way for the army which is moving to the foraward positions. Since the movement was already on, some Pak army personnel in the garb of BSF personnel captured 9 ditch-cum-bund on
    Ravi river which was one of major defence lines of Indian army. 4 Jat regiment was given the responsibility to free this post from the
    occupation of the enemy. Since my father was second in command, he had
    to lead his people.
    By that time we had already lost our 15 gallant officers from Gurkhas
    and Rajput regiments. 4 Jat officers had been injured," Dr Narinder reminisces. These reminiscents have been accounted in several books
    written on the war in the country besides the citation which
    accompanied the gallantry award conferred upon the late Major.
    "On December 4 night, Major with 60 odd personnel attacked the post.
    Since Pak army personnel capturing the ditch-cum-bund were in an
    advantageous position, Indian army lost all its 60 jawans. Yet Major
    with never-say-die spirit moved forward with one JCO. The duo first
    used weaponary to take on the might of the enemy and then ensued the
    hand to hand fight. Major killed Pak Company Commander Major Sharief
    yet himself too became severely injured and was captured by Pak army.
    In the Pakistan territory, he succumbed to his injuries on December 5 morning. Yet he had paved the way for Indian victory as after his
    death the post was captured by Indian army. This was one among the
    major victories which helped India to register a convincing win over
    its bete-noir," Dr Singh recalls.
    Major was posthomously awarded by Veer Chakra by the then president V
    V Giri.
    "I still had the vivid memories of Indira Gandhi fondling me and the
    other children, who had accompanied their mothers and other relatives,
    to receive the gallantry awards. Now a memorial has been constructed
    at village Asifwalla in Fajilka in the memory of all those valiant
    soldiers of Jat regiment who laid down their lives for the motherland. Annually a fair too is organised on the auspicious occasion of
    Baisakhi. My father's death anniversary too is observed every year on December 5 by Jat regiment," Dr Narinder maintains.
    "Even I would have opted for the army yet it was the last wish of my
    father spelt out in a letter he had written to my mother on December 3
    that made me to join the medical profession. Now I am making all out
    efforts to realise the dream of my father through honesty, hard work
    and self-less service to my nation," he adds.

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