Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday cleared the appointments of eight next of kin of the martyrs in recognition of their gallantry actions.
The appointments were recommended by a high powered committee, headed by the state Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh, said a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office.
The appointees include Akwinder Kaur as Naib Tehsildar, Astha Garg as Excise and Taxation Officer, Malkeet Kaur as Library Restorer in Education Department, Tanveer Kaur as Tehsildar, Amandeep as Clerk in the Defence Services Welfare Department, Gurpal Singh as Junior Engineer (Electrical) in PWD, Radha Rani as Inspector in Cooperative Societies and Amritbir Singh as Tehsildar.
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 in Amritsar district and had joined 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 Naxalites in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh,” said the spokesperson.
Major Ravi Inder Singh Sandhu’s wife Tanveer Kaur has been appointed as Tehsildar in the Revenue Department. Commissioned in the Corps of Signals in 2007, the officer had also done two stints in counter insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and 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 line of duty.
Aastha Garg’s husband Flt Lt Mohit Garg belonged to Samana in Patiala district, 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 high altitude area of Arunachal Pradesh.
Malkeet Kaur’s husband Constable (GD) Mukhtiar Singh, who belonged to Fattuwala village in Ferozepur district, attained martyrdom on July 15, 2018, while fighting valiantly Naxalites in Pakhanjure Sub Division in Chhattisgarh.
Gurpal Singh, the brother of martyr Rifleman Sukhwinder Singh, has been given appointment of Junior Engineer (Electrical) in PWD. Born in Fatehpur village in Hoshiarpur district, rifleman Sukhwinder Singh joined 18 JAK Rifles in 2017 and was martyred on December 16, 2019 while fighting at the Line of Control in Sunderbani area of Jammu and Kashmir.
Radha Rani, sister of Gdr Sanjay Kumar, has been appointed as Inspector in Registrar, Co-operative Societies. Kumar belonged to village Rajwal in Hoshiarpur district, and died on April 9, 2019, while he was carrying out field firing exercise with live ammunition.
Amandeep’s brother Gnr Lekh Raj attained martyrdom on August 7, 2018, while he was on patrolling duty on the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh.
Akwinder’s husband Naik Manwinder Singh, who hailed from Ghonewal village in Amritsar district, attained martyrdom on November 18, 2019, when he was on operational duty in High Altitude area in Siachen Glacier.