Assistant Commandant Ravinder Singh of the 41st Battalion, Border Security Force, made the supreme sacrifice on 22 October 1999 while fighting terrorists at Steel Girder Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the commemorative record.
A life in uniform
As an officer of the Border Security Force, Ravinder Singh served in a force entrusted with safeguarding the nation's borders and responding to security threats. His name is preserved in the commemorative record of personnel who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.
The operation at Steel Girder Bridge
The available record associates Assistant Commandant Ravinder Singh's martyrdom with an operation against terrorists at Steel Girder Bridge. The precise sequence of events and his individual actions during the engagement require further confirmation from official records. No unverified details have been added to his account.
Honouring his sacrifice
The sacrifice of a serving officer is remembered not only by the force but also by the family and colleagues whose lives are changed by his absence. Ravinder Singh's name remains part of the record of BSF personnel who gave their lives in service to the nation.
The Honour Post pays tribute to Assistant Commandant Ravinder Singh of the 41st Battalion BSF, who made the supreme sacrifice on 22 October 1999 at Steel Girder Bridge, Jammu and Kashmir. His service and sacrifice deserve enduring remembrance.
