Tuesday, 26 January 2016

Corporal Gurusewak Singh

The following personnel of Indian Army, IAF and the DSC were martyred during the attack on the IAF air base at Pathankot on 02 January 2016.

1. Lt Col Niranjan Kumar         Indian army
2. Subedar Fateh Singh           DSC
3. Hawaldar Kulwant Singh      DSC
4. Havaldar Sanjeevan Rana   DSC
5. Havaldar Jagdish Chand      DSC
6. Lance Naik Mool Raj            DSC
7. Corporal Gurusewak Singh  IAF

The details of the attack could be read here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Pathankot_attack
(though there are many debatable points in the wiki article, it gives a general idea of the attack)

The details of the martyrs are as follows:-

7. Corporal Gurusewak Singh  IAF



Gurusewak Singh is the youngest and arguably the most dynamic of all the Pathankot martyrs and joined the Guard Commando Force of the Indian Air Force only six years ago.

Shahid Bhagat singh, the legendary freedom fighter was his idol.

Being part of the Indian Air Force’s Elite commando force Garud, he was rushed from Adampur to the attack spot at the Pathankot Air Base on the night of 01/02 January 2016.  He was martyred in the gun battle that followed with the terrorists.

He got married only in November 2015 and is survived by his young bride Jaspreet Kaur.  His family resides in Garnala village of Ambala District. 

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