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Time of India
28-05-2025
- Time of India
BSF jawan declared ‘operational casualty' 30 years after his death in anti-smuggling op
Bageshwar: Thirty years after he was killed in an operation against smugglers along the Indo-Bangladesh border, BSF Lance Naik Prem Singh Rawat has finally received official recognition as an operational casualty. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On Tuesday, deputy commandant Dinesh Singh from BSF Bareilly headquarters delivered the certificate to Rawat's wife, Guddi Devi, and their son, Suryapratap Singh, who was only four months old when his father died, at their home in Haldwani. A native of Rikosha village in Ranikhet, Rawat served with the 57th Battalion of the BSF at the Jalangi border outpost in Roshanbagh, West Bengal. On Aug 23, 1994, he participated in a high-risk operation after receiving a tip-off about Bangladeshi smugglers infiltrating the border. Rawat and two colleagues were tasked with intercepting them. During the mission, Rawat pursued the smugglers via a waterway. The smugglers ambushed the team, triggering an exchange of fire. Rawat fought valiantly but lost his life in the gunfight. His body was recovered from the Padma river the next day. With the family's three-decade wait for official recognition finally over, Guddi Devi said, "I feel a mix of pride and renewed grief." The family had preserved Prem Singh's uniform, service documents, and photographs as a reminder of his sacrifice. His brother, Dhan Singh Rawat, who had pursued the case over the years, said that "many other personnel from the BSF, CRPF, and Assam Rifles have also died in service without receiving proper recognition." "I hope they get their due recognition too," he added. Bageshwar: Thirty years after he was killed in an operation against smugglers along the Indo-Bangladesh border, BSF Lance Naik Prem Singh Rawat has finally received official recognition as an operational casualty. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On Tuesday, deputy commandant Dinesh Singh from BSF Bareilly headquarters delivered the certificate to Rawat's wife, Guddi Devi, and their son, Suryapratap Singh, who was only four months old when his father died, at their home in Haldwani. A native of Rikosha village in Ranikhet, Rawat served with the 57th Battalion of the BSF at the Jalangi border outpost in Roshanbagh, West Bengal. On Aug 23, 1994, he participated in a high-risk operation after receiving a tip-off about Bangladeshi smugglers infiltrating the border. Rawat and two colleagues were tasked with intercepting them. During the mission, Rawat pursued the smugglers via a waterway. The smugglers ambushed the team, triggering an exchange of fire. Rawat fought valiantly but lost his life in the gunfight. His body was recovered from the Padma river the next day. With the family's three-decade wait for official recognition finally over, Guddi Devi said, "I feel a mix of pride and renewed grief." The family had preserved Prem Singh's uniform, service documents, and photographs as a reminder of his sacrifice. His brother, Dhan Singh Rawat, who had pursued the case over the years, said that "many other personnel from the BSF, CRPF, and Assam Rifles have also died in service without receiving proper recognition." "I hope they get their due recognition too," he added.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Time of India
Mom gets life in jail for murder of 2 girls
Jhansi: The Special District EC Act court judge, Bhartendra Singh on Saturday sentenced a 29-year-old woman to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs twenty thousand on Saturday for killing both her daughters by strangulation in Jalaun district. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now According to DGC (Crime) Lakhan Lal Niranjan, the incident took place on August 28, 2020, in village Chirakali under Kotra police station of the district. The woman's husband Mahendra Singh had gone to graze his cattle while his mother, Guddi Devi was at the farm. His wife Pratima was alone in the house with their daughters, Mahi, aged 4 years, and ten-month-old Roshni. Upon returning, Guddi Devi found the doors locked. She repeatedly attempted to gain entry but failed. Later, she accessed the house from the neighbourhood terrace and inside found both girls lying dead, with Pratima seated in an incoherent state. Pratima later confessed to killing both girls, though the motive remains unknown. A case was filed against her under section 302 IPC. On Saturday, Pratima was awarded life imprisonment and a fine of Rs twenty thousand.
