Stands at Eden to honour martyrs
One day after Gautam Gambhir announced his foundation would take care of the education of the children of CRPF personnel killed in the line of duty, his temporary home, the Eden Gardens, unveiled four stands named after martyred soldiers.
Before the Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils match began, four stands were officially named after Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair, Havildar Hangpan Dada, Lieutenant Colonel Dhan Singh Thapa and Subedar Joginder Singh.
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The stands were unveiled by Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly, Lieutenant-General Praveen Bakshi, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC General Officer Commanding-in-chief Eastern Army Command among others.
Arunachal Pradesh’s Dada, who was with Assam Regiment, gave his life while combating suspected intruders in Naugram, north Kashmir last year. He was awarded the Ashok Chakra posthumously, according to a report on the CAB’s website.
Nair was with the 16 Maratha Light Infantry and died in Nagaland in 1993, ambushed by 100 armed insurgents. He was awarded Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra posthumously.
Singh, who refused to evacuate despite being injured and held on a defensive position in the northeast, too was awarded Param Vir Chakra posthumously.