Punjab CM clears appointments of eight next of kin of martyrs
The CMO said the appointments were recommended by a high-powered committee headed by the Chief Secretary
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 31
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has cleared the appointments of eight Next of Kin (NoK) of martyrs in recognition of their gallantry actions.
Disclosing this on Sunday, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said the appointments were recommended by a high-powered committee headed by Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh.
The state government has appointed
- Amritbir Singh as Tehsildar in the Revenue Department for the supreme sacrifice made by his father, Inspector Raghbir Singh, who belonged to Sathiala village (Amritsar) and had joined the CRPF in 1991. He was an outstanding sportsperson and had won medals in athletics at the national level. He attained martyrdom on April 24, 2017, while fighting the Naxalites in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
2. Tanveer Kaur has also been appointed as Tehsildar in the Revenue Department. Her husband, Major Ravi Inder Singh Sandhu, joined NDA Khadakwasla in 2003 and was commissioned in the Corps of Signals in 2007. The officer had also done two stints in counter-insurgency in J&K. He laid down his life while serving in the UN Mission in South Sudan and was awarded “Dag Hammarskjold Medal” by the United Nations for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.
3. Akwinder Kaur as Naib Tehsildar, Martyr Naik Manwinder Singh hailed from Ghonewal village (Amritsar) and was enrolled in the 3 PUNJAB in 2008. He attained martyrdom on November 18, 2019, when he was on operational duty in a high-altitude area in Siachen Glacier. For his supreme sacrifice, his wife, Akwinder Kaur, has been appointed as Naib Tehsildar in the Revenue Department.
4. Malkeet Kaur as library restorer, W/O Constable (GD) Mukhtiar Singh belonged to Fattuwala village in Ferozepur district and had joined the BSF in 2000. He attained martyrdom on July 15, 2018, while fighting valiantly the Naxalites in Pakhanjure sub-division in Chhattisgarh. For the sacrifice made by him, his wife, Malkeet Kaur, has been appointed as library restorer in the Education Department.
6. Amandeep as a clerk in the Defence Services Welfare Department,Gnr Lekh Raj was born in 1990 in Shajrana village in Ferozepur district. He joined the 332 Medium Regt in 2011. He attained martyrdom on Aug 7, 2018, while he was on patrolling duty on the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh. The martyr’s brother, Amandeep, has appointed clerk in the Department of Defence Services Welfare, Punjab.
7. Gurpal Singh as Junior Engineer (Electrical) in PWD, Radha Rani as Inspector in Cooperative Societies and Amritbir Singh as Tehsildar.Gurpal Singh, brother of martyr Rifleman Sukhwinder Singh, has been given the appointment of Junior Engineer (Electrical) in the PWD. Rifleman Sukhwinder Singh was born in Fatehpur village in Hoshiarpur district and joined the 18 JAK Rifles in 2017. He was martyred on December 16, 2019, while fighting at the Line of Control in Sunderbani area of Jammu & Kashmir.
8. Aastha Garg has been appointed Excise and Taxation Officer. Her husband, Flt Lt Mohit Garg, belonged to Samana (Patiala), and after completing his education from PPS Nabha, he joined NDA Khadakwasla in 2009 and was commissioned as a pilot in the Indian Air Force in 2014. The officer died when the AN 32 aircraft, which he was flying, crashed in a high-altitude area of Arunachal Pradesh.
9. Radha Rani, sister of Gdr Sanjay Kumar, has been appointed as Inspector in Registrar, Co-operative Societies. Sanjay Kumar belonged to Rajwal village in Hoshiarpur district and joined the 5 GRENADIERS on October 10, 2012. He died on April 9, 2019, while he was carrying out a field-firing exercise with live ammunition.