Tuesday, 26 January 2016

Havaldar Sanjeevan Singh Rana

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:-


4. Havaldar Sanjeevan Rana   DSC




lambassery village in Palakkad district
Elambassery village in Palakkad district
Elambassery village in Palakkad district
Havaldar Sanjeevan Rana who was 51 years old had retired from Dogra Regiment in 2009 and joined the DSC.  He was transferred to the Pathankot air base from Jammu two years ago.

He hailed from Siyunsh village about 30 kms from Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh.


He was employed on security duties on the night of 01/02 January 2016 when the terrorists struck.  He fought bravely despite being hit by five bullets and martyred on 02 January 2016.

The martyr's father Rattan Singh who also served in the army said that he will make his grandson also to join Indian Army.

Havaldar Sanjeevan Rana is survived by his wife Pinky Devi, father, two daughters and a son.

R.I.P Dear friend

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