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Martyrs' Gallery
For Year-wise List of Martyrs Click here
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The tyrant dies and his rule ends; the martyr dies and his rule begins...
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The beginning of the eighties confronted Punjab Police with the unenviable and enormously
difficult task to handle over a decade-long brutal phase of mindless violence by
misguided youth of Punjab. Misguided by the opportunistic agencies like ISI of Pakistan,
which had been constantly fermenting religious insensitivity and intolerance through
some of the religious groups of Punjab. The dilemma of Punjab Police was that the
sons of soil of rural Punjab, who formed the bulk and back bone of the State, Punjab
Police had to fight its own kiths and kins who gravitated to terrorism under the
brain-washing, arming, and training of ISI. The leadership in Punjab Police was
actually aware of these social and operational realities. Hence, the young officers
of the Indian Police Services led the force from the front, and were extensively
involved in the control of terrorism at the field level. Cohesiveness in ranks,
professionalism of the highest order and the dictum of duty before self kept Punjab
Police in very high spirits despite the fact that the mindless and brutal killers
among terrorist ranks, not only ambushed the policemen on duty, but also killed
them even off-duty and while on leave. The brutality extended to cold-blooded killing
of fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and children of Punjab Police personnel.
However, the saga of commitment of Punjab Police to its duty translated into absolute
control of terrorism despite over 1,700 martyrdom of its men besides hundreds of
cowardly killings of their relations by the terrorists. Punjab Police is tremendously
proud of its men and maintains extremely fond memories as well as looks after the
wards of its departed brilliant martyrs. Punjab Police presents some of its martyrs
through this website as its salutation and deep regards for them.
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Sh. A.S. Atwal IPS, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Jalandhar. (23.2.1943 ---
25.04.1983)
He was shot dead by terrorists at the gate of Golden Temple, Amritsar
on 25.04.1983, while returning after paying obeisance with Karah Prasaad in his
hands. He was unarmed when pumped with number of bullets with deadly assault riffle.
He was awarded President Police Medal for Gallantry posthumously.
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Sh. Ajit Singh IPS, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Border Range, Amritsar (10.4.1945
--- 7.5.1991)
On 7.5.1991 Sh. Ajit Singh was leading the force and engaged in a
fierce encounter at village Ratoul, police station Tarn Taran. He along with other
four security men were killed in the encounter. The terrorists used highly sophisticated
sniper riffle Dragnov to aim at Sh. Ajit Singh from a long distance. Before dying
he saw that seven terrorists belonging to BTFK were also killed in the encounter.
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Sh. A.S. Brar, IPS, Senior Supdt. of Police Patiala (11.4.1955 --- 14.12.1987)
In
the early morning hours on 14.12.1987 Sh. Brar along with Sh. K.R.S. Gill, SP/Hqrs
were busy in doing exercises for their physical fitness. The two terrorists putting
on track suits pretending to be sportsmen opened fire upon them, as a result of
which both the officers died on the spot. He was awarded Padam Shri posthumously.
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Sh. K.R.S. Gill, IPS, SP/Hqrs. Patiala (15.3.1955 --- 14.12.1987)
Sh. Gill was busy
in doing physical exercises in the morning hours of 14.12.1987 along with Sh. A.S.
Brar, SSP/Patiala when two terrorists in the garb of sportsmen came in track suits
and open indiscriminate firing killing both the officers on the spot.
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Sh. Sital Dass, IPS, SSP Patiala (18.10.1948 --- 17.8.1988)
Sh Sital Dass, Senior
Supdt. of Police, Patiala along with Sh. Baldev Singh Brar, SP/D Patiala, were interrogating
some persons having links with top terrorists of KLF. The officers were shot dead
in the police station from close range.
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Sh. Gobind Ram, IPS, Commandant, 75 Bn PAP Jalandhar Cantt. (22. 9. 1945 --- 10.1.1990)
Sh. Gobind Ram while carrying out official duty in his office in PAP Complex, Jalandhar
on 10.1.1990, was killed in a bomb blast, which was planted by the terrorists in
the cooler of his office. Four other police personnel also died in this blast.
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Sh. B. S. Brar, PPS, Superintendent of Police, Detective, Patiala.(27.11.1941 ---
17.8.1988)
Sh. Brar along with Sh. Sital Dass, SSP, Patiala were interrogating top
links of terrorists of KLF in the police station Civil Lines, Patiala. Both the
police officers were shot dead from the close range
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Sh. Harjit Singh, PPS, Superintendent of Police, Operation, Tarn Taran (22.4.1943
--- 24.11.1990)
Sh. Harjit Singh was going with his gunmen in his official vehicle.
The terrorists planted bomb on the way to his office. Sh. Harjit Singh died in the
bomb blast on 24.11.1990. His two gunmen were also killed in the blast and the vehicle
was blown up.
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Sh. Joginder Singh Khaira, PPS, Supdt of Police, Ropar (21.3.1935 --- 9.10.1991)
Sh. Khaira had done commendable work on anti-terrorists front and was on their hit
list. He was killed by the extremists of KLF on 9.10.1991 at village Khant Manapur
police station Morinda district Ropar while returning back to Ropar after performing
important duty.
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Sh. R. P.S. Teja, PPS Supdt of Police (16.6.1953 --- 27.1.1992)
Sh. Teja, SP/Detective,
Batala was engaged in an encounter at village Karnama police station Kadian on 27.1.1992.
Before he was killed by the activists of KCF (Wassan), he killed one hard core terrorist
in this encounter.
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Sh. Harpal Singh PPS, Dy. Supdt of Police, Baba Bakala (5.12.1930 --- 9/10.2.1987)
Sh. Harpal Singh was killed by the terrorists in his residential accommodation at
Rayya, while he was sleeping in the night intervening Feb., 9/10.1987.
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Sh. Tara Chand PPS, Dy. Supdt of Police (1.10.1930 --- 6.11.1987) Sh. Tara Chand
killed by the terrorists in the area of police station Jagraon on 6.11.1987 when
he was unarmed and attending important work.
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Sh. H. S. Gill, PPS, Deputy Superintendent of Police (1.1.1942 --- 20.11.1988) Sh.
H.S. Gill joined as P/ASI on 18.4.1964. By dint of his hard work he was promoted
to the rank of Dy. Supdt . of Police on 1.6.1984. During the year 1988 he was posted
in District Faridkot and was killed by the terrorists on 20.11.1988
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Sh. Baldev Singh, PPS, Dy. Supdt. of police ( 4.2.1938 --- 27.8.1990) Sh. Baldev
Singh was on duty when the terrorists attacked on him near village Talapur police
station Chamkaur Sahib district Ropar. He was brutally killed in this attack. Two
constables were also killed and one Sub-Inspector and 3 constables sustained injuries
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Sh. Gopal Singh Ghuman, PPS, Dy. Supdt. of police, Zira (13.1.1933--- 4.1.1989)
Sh. Gopal Singh Ghuman receipt a secret information that some terrorists are hiding
somewhere in Mallanwala area, he acted very quickly and rushed towards the terrorists
and raided.In this 24 hours encounter 4 dreaded terrorists were killed. Sh. Ghuman
also died in the encounter
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Sh. Gurcharan Singh, PPS, Dy. Supdt. of police, (12.5.1939--- 11.10.1987) Sh. Gurcharan
Singh born on 12-5-1939 and joined the police service as porbationer ASI on 15-5-62.
He was promoted to the rank of Dy.Superintendent of police, in the year 1982. On
11-10-87 he was killed by the terrorist while posted in district Jalandhar
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Sh. Om Parkash, PPS, Dy. Supdt. of police, (18.3.1932--- 11.12.1987) Sh. Om Parkash,
Bedi, PPS joined service as constable on 10-11-1951 by dint of his hardwork, he
was promoted to the rank of Dy. Superintendent of Police, in the year 1986. During
1987 he was posted in PSEB at Tharmal Power House Plant, Bathinda. ON 11-12-1987
he was killed by the terrorist there.
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Sh. Surjit Singh Ghuman, PPS, Dy. Supdt. of police, (24.6.1936--- 27.12.1990) Sh.
Surjit Singh Ghuman, PPS joined as P/ASI. He was promoted to the rank of Dy. SP
on 17-8-1987. On 27-12-1990 Sh. Surjit Singh Dy. SP his wife and two gunmen were
killed at village Chuharchak, PS Mehna Distt. Faridkot. The terrorists also took
along arms and ammunition of the gunmen.
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Sh. Ram Singh, PPS, Dy. Supdt. of police, (12.10.1945--- 2.9.1992) Sh. Ram Singh
, PPS DSP joined service on 20-6-1975 as P/ASI he was promoted to the rank of Dy.SP
on 28-3-1992. On 2-9-1992 while posted in district Khanna he was chasing the terrorist
and as a result of firing by terrorists he died.
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