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Nimrat Kaur Recalls Father's Killing in Kashmir Terror Attack
Nimrat Kaur said her father was killed 32 years ago in Kashmir.
He was a major in the Indian Army.
Men pretending to be soldiers took him away while he was going to or returning from work.
They made demands for seven days.
After that, Nimrat’s family learned that he had been killed.
Nimrat was only 11 years old and next saw her father in a coffin.
She said this left her without a feeling of closure.
She also praised her mother for raising both daughters by herself and continues to honor her father’s service.
Nimrat Kaur said her father, Major Bhupener Singh, was kidnapped by terrorists 32 years ago in Kashmir.
The attackers allegedly disguised themselves as soldiers and abducted him while he was traveling for assigned duty.
The kidnappers made demands for seven days before the family learned that he had been killed.
Nimrat, who was 11 at the time, said she saw her father leave for work and next saw him in a coffin.
She credited her mother with raising her and her sister alone and remembered her father as a courageous soldier.
- Who
- Nimrat Kaur and her father, Major Bhupener Singh, an Indian Army officer.
- What
- Singh was kidnapped and killed by terrorists who allegedly posed as soldiers; Nimrat later recounted the loss.
- Where
- The incident occurred in Kashmir, where Singh breathed his last in the Kashmir Valley; his birthplace was Ganganagar.
- When
- The killing occurred 32 years ago; Nimrat discussed it during a recent conversation with ANI.
- Why
- The kidnappers made demands, including the release of people held captive in India, before Singh was killed.
Key facts
- Victim
- Major Bhupener Singh
- Daughter's age
- Nimrat Kaur was 11 when he was killed
- Time since death
- 32 years
- Alleged perpetrators
- Terrorists disguised as soldiers
- Length of captivity
- Seven days
- Family aftermath
- Nimrat's mother raised Nimrat and her sister alone
- Memorial locations
- Ganganagar, where Singh was born, and the Kashmir Valley, where he died
Quotes
Nimrat Kaur
Actor recalling her father’s abduction by terrorists disguised as soldiers
“I really feel like the way my mother has brought us up and the way she has rebuilt her life and rebuilt our lives after that, I don't know of many women who would be able to do that single-handedly and so respectfully and in such a dignified way.”
NDTV
“He was actually kidnapped on a normal day of work. He was going somewhere for a duty that he had been assigned and then, on his way back, he was kidnapped by people who posed as soldiers. They were wearing army fatigues and he was taken away.”
NDTV
Sources
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