
Sepoy Pargat Singh was born to Sri Ratan Singh in Karnal in Haryana. He joined the Army in June 2006. He was enrolled into 2 Sikh Bn of the Sikh Regiment. During 2017, Sep Pargat Singh’s unit was deployed along the LOC in the Keri sector in the Kupwara district of J&K.
Service Number | 19000066F |
Place of Birth | Karnal, Haryana |
Rank | Sepoy |
Unit | 2 Sikh |
Regiment | Sikh Regiment |
Date of Martyrdom | 23rd December 2017 |
On 23rd December 2017, around noontime, the Pakistani forces indulged in ceasefire violation and resorted to unprovoked firing. The heavy firing was accompanied by the artillery fire from across the border indicating that it was a pre-planned dastardly attack. The patrol team leader Maj Praful Moharkar and three of his troops Lance Naik Gurmail Singh, Lance Naik Kuldeep Singh, and Sepoy Pargat Singh took direct hits and got seriously wounded. Sepoy Pragat Singh later succumbed to his injuries and was martyred.
Sepoy Pargat Singh is survived by his wife Ramanpreet Kaur and a son.