Archive · 10 Sep 2026
101-Year-Old Freedom Fighter Seeks Pension After Death Error
Nadar Singh is 101 years old and says he fought for India’s freedom.
He says he served with the Indian National Army.
He came to India from Pakistan after Partition.
His family lost important documents in a fire many years ago.
These documents made it harder to prove who he was and what he had done.
The government in Fatehabad mistakenly recorded him as dead about three years ago.
A village memorial later also wrongly called him “Late.”
Singh went to the memorial himself to show that he was alive.
He is now asking officials to recognize him and give him the pension he says he deserves.
Nadar Singh, 101, says he has never received his freedom fighter pension.
The Haryana resident says he fought with the Indian National Army and came from Pakistan after Partition.
Documents proving his identity and credentials were destroyed in a tent fire in Alwar.
The Fatehabad administration mistakenly declared Singh dead about three years ago, though the error was later corrected.
A village memorial also labeled him “Late”; the word was removed after his family complained.
- Who
- Nadar Singh, a 101-year-old resident of Hijrawan Kalan village, and his family.
- What
- Singh is seeking recognition and a freedom fighter pension he says he has never received.
- When
- He approached the Hisar Deputy Commissioner’s office on Thursday; the death-record error occurred about three years ago, and the memorial issue resurfaced on Independence Day.
- Where
- Singh lives in Hijrawan Kalan village near Fatehabad, Haryana, and sought help from authorities in Hisar.
- Why
- He says administrative errors and the loss of identity and service documents have prevented him from securing his pension.
Family’s Account
Officials’ Account
Pension and recognition
Family’s Account
Nadar Singh and his family say repeated appeals to the Fatehabad administration failed and that he is still struggling to obtain the pension and recognition due to him.
Officials’ Account
The available account does not state that officials rejected Singh’s claim; the family has approached Hisar authorities for help in getting the pension sanctioned.
Death record and memorial plaque
Family’s Account
The family describes the mistaken death declaration and the “Late” label as an insult to Singh, who had to demonstrate that he was alive.
Officials’ Account
The sarpanch’s representative said the “Late” label was added to the memorial plaque by mistake and was removed after the family reported it; the death-record error was also eventually corrected.
- Name
- Nadar Singh
- Age
- 101
- Location
- Hijrawan Kalan village, Haryana
- Claimed service
- Fought with the Indian National Army
- Administrative error
- Declared dead by the Fatehabad administration about three years ago
- Memorial error
- A village memorial mistakenly carried the word “Late” before his name
- Current request
- Recognition and sanction of his freedom fighter pension