Remembering shaheed Didar Singh Darri

Image source:1984tribute.com
Read this account from 1984.com of how on 9 Aug 1993, Didar Singh single-handedly took cover in a field in the Punjab village of Gagarwal and fought a pitched battle for 7 hours with hordes of personnel from the police and army.

“This is the body of warrior, a warrior. If we had soldiers like him in our army than sheep like you will not be needed.” said one of the officers as Didar Singh's dead body was being dragged after the battle was over.

See this link for a Satluj TV video produced in Nov 2024, 31 years after the battle.  The owner of the field where the battle took place witnessed the battle that raged for 7 hours.  She describes how the police forced her family to line up and form a human shield facing the field where Didar Singh was hidden.  Her son was hit by bullets as the battle raged and bullets flew in all directions.  To this day, he remains ill from his wounds and he is still mentally traumatised by the ordeal.

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