Triveni Singh (1978-2004) was an Indian Army officer who was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, for his bravery in resisting a terrorist attack at Jammu railway station in 2004. Fighting with militants in Jammu on January 2, 2004.
Wiki/Biography
Triveni Singh Thakur was born on Wednesday, February 1, 1978 in Namkum, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India (age 25 at the time of death). His zodiac sign is Aquarius. He completed his schooling at St. Joseph’s Convent Secondary School, Pathankot, Punjab. After completing his studies, he appeared and passed the NDA/NA examination and was selected for admission to the Naval Academy at Khadakwasla, Pune. However, he did not join the college as his parents wanted him to complete his graduation in agriculture and help them farm in Punjab. Later, he attended Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, where he pursued a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science from 1996 to 2000.
Triveni Singh in college
After completing his formal education, he appeared for the Combined Defense Services Examination (CDSE) and successfully passed it before joining the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, Uttarakhand. There, he received eighteen months of rigorous military training.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family and caste
Triveni Singh belongs to a Hindu Dogra Rajput family.
Parents and siblings
His father Janmej Singh Thakur (also spelled Janmejaya Singh Thakur) retired as an honorary captain in the Indian Army. His mother Pushplata Singh was a housewife.
Pictures of Triveni Singh’s parents
He has two sisters, one named Pooja and one named Joshana. Pooja lives in the United States and Jyotsana holds a master’s degree in computer applications; after Triveni’s death, she got a government job in Punjab.
Triveni Singh’s sister
wife and children
He is unmarried.
fiancée
Triveni Singh is engaged to Malla. He was scheduled to marry her on March 10, 2004; however, Triveni passed away.
Profession
Triveni Singh joined the 5th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAK LI) as a Lieutenant on December 8, 2001.
Photo taken after Triveni Singh became an officer
Soon after joining the army, he was asked to enroll for the Young Officer (YO) course at the Infantry School, Army War College, Madhya Pradesh. Thereafter, he reported to the Youth Leadership Wing in Belgaum, Karnataka, where he underwent rigorous training for a month. Later, Triveni Singh was appointed as the Adjutant General of the battalion deployed in Jammu. Triveni was involved in many important missions in Jammu and Kashmir. One of the operations involved tracking and neutralizing terrorists who attacked the barracks of Dogra Regiment troops in Kashmir.
Triveni Singh in uniform pictures
military decoration
On January 26, 2004, Triveni Singh was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, India’s highest peacetime gallantry award. The award was received by his father.
Lieutenant Triveni Singh’s father receives Ashok Chakra from President Abdul Kalam
die
On January 2, 2004, heavily armed militants stormed Jammu railway station and killed as many passengers as possible in a fidayeen attack. As soon as news of the attack broke, Singh volunteered to lead the Quick Response Team (QRT) to deal with the militants. After receiving the order from the Commanding Officer (CO), Singh rushed to the spot with his men. At the train station, he directed some troops to cordon off the area to prevent the militants from escaping. At 10:20 p.m., an armed man hiding under the stairs opened fire on a joint police and military team, injuring one policeman. Triveni quickly eliminated the militant and started looking for the other militant. He suffered gunshot wounds to the lower half of his face during an engagement with a second militant who was throwing grenades and firing an AK 47 on the flyover. Despite being seriously injured, Triveni managed to corner the militant and engaged him in hand-to-hand combat, eventually overpowering him. Triveni died while being taken to hospital for treatment. According to sources, when Triveni was admitted to the hospital, he was met by a senior Army commander who saluted the commander and said “mission accomplished sir”. In an interview, his father said of receiving the news of Triveni’s death:
I noticed a title scrolling at the bottom of the screen. Then they flashed a light and named the officer; that was my son, Lieutenant Triveni Singh. In my heart, I knew my son was dead. But I didn’t tell anyone. [After calling his unit] The officer on the other end said Triveni was fine. But I insisted on talking to his superiors. Within fifteen seconds of the action beginning, Triveni had achieved his target. “
Facts/Trivia
- He is fondly called “Sonu” by his friends and family.
- Triveni Singh is a skilled martial artist and has won numerous honors in several national level competitions during his school days.
Pictures of Triveni’s martial arts medals
- In August 2019, his statue was erected at the Sunjuwan military base in Jammu.
Photo of Triveni Singh’s family and Indian Army officers standing near Triveni Singh statue at Sunjuvan Military Station
- After his death, the Punjab government built a school in his memory in his hometown.
- In 2022, the Government of India established Triveni Dwar in his memory at Pathankot, Punjab.
Image of Triveni Deva
- In 2023, his story was featured in the Amazon mini-TV Hindi series Rakshak: Warrior of India.
Actor Varun Mitra stars as Lt Triveni Singh in Amazon TV mini-series Rakshak: Warrior of India
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