Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 18: A Havan and Pooja were organised to remember Sub Inspector Vijay Singh on his 32nd Balidaan Divas at the residence of his Mamta Singh wife of Dr. Nirmal Singh, former Deputy Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir.
SI Vijay Singh was the son of the late Inspector Purshottam Singh Narania, JKP and the late Shrimati Rama Narania of Talab Tillo, Jammu.
He was among the first causalities of the treacherous terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. He attained martyrdom on 18th July 1992 while fighting head-on with Pakistan-Sponsored terrorists in Doda town. Havan was followed by the distribution of Prasad among the prominent citizens of Ban village and the family members. Tribute was also paid to the martyrs who achieved Veergati while fighting Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
The operation of 18th July 1992 was a combined action by Jammu & Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to apprehend a dreaded local terrorist Mohd. Jamshed aka ‘Damma’ who was hiding in his own house in Eidgah Mohalla. Police learned that Jamshed had come to visit his house and could be arrested. SI Vijay Singh was deployed in District Police Line Doda and at that time his duty was near Govt. Hr Sec School, Doda. His superiors ordered him to arrest Jamshed. He gathered his men and a CRPF party was also attached to him. He led his men and reached the house which was already cordoned off. Many attempts were made for surrender of the terrorist but failed. Despite being only armed with his service revolver, SI Vijay Singh didn’t hesitate and without wasting any time initiated the forced arrest and called Jamshed to come out. He was hiding in the attic.
As SI Vijay Singh tried to climb into the attic, Jamshed tossed a grenade towards him. Vijay Singh tossed it away from his party. In this attempt, the grenade exploded a few feet away from him and a big splinter pierced his left thigh. A few other CRPF personnel were also wounded.
As per the locals, as the grenade exploded, the terrorists sitting in their hideouts started firing at the police installations all across Doda town. In the ensuing chaos, the evacuation of the wounded was delayed. When the firing stopped a few hours later, the evacuation was attempted and SI Vijay Singh was found dead with a wound as big and deep as an adult man’s fist in his left thigh. He had tried to stop the bleeding by inserting his socks in the wound and tying his belt around it but the delayed evacuation and excessive blood loss led to his martyrdom. SI Vijay Singh was a probationer at the time of his martyrdom.
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