Army remembers 1971 war heroes

Abohar: Maj Gen Bipin Bakshi, General Officer Commanding, Amogh Division, ex-servicemen, serving Army men and prominent civil officials of Sriganganagar district paid homage to 1971 war heroes on Monday while celebrating the 44th Nagi Day at Nagi (a small village in Srikaranpur close to the international boundary).

Some ex-servicemen narrated how soldiers laid down their lives for the nation during the famous Battle of Nagi on December 27-28, 1971. The battle was fought ten days after the announcement of the ceasefire of Indo-Pak war, wherein Indian soldiers at Nagi thwarted the nefarious designs of the Pakistan army to capture the Indian Territory in the village. — OC