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COMMANDANT
A. P. BATRA
1 BN CRPF
Made the supreme sacrifice after fighting hoodlums on a train despite sustaining multiple stab injuries.
Force / Service
Central Reserve Police Force
Rank
Commandant
Unit
1 BN CRPF
Date of Birth
1 May 1914
Place of Birth
Haryana
Date of Martyrdom
8 October 1959
Place of Martyrdom
Rajasthan
Gallantry Award
Not stated in supplied source
Commandant A. P. Batra, IPS, served with the 1st Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force.
On 8 October 1959, while travelling by train from Ajmer to Neemuch, he witnessed hoodlums looting other passengers.
Despite not being on duty, Commandant A. P. Batra intervened and took on the hoodlums single-handedly. He fought until his last breath after sustaining multiple stab injuries.
Commandant A. P. Batra made the supreme sacrifice in Rajasthan on 8 October 1959 while attempting to prevent the criminal act against fellow passengers.
He is remembered for his extraordinary sense of duty, courage and sacrifice beyond the call of duty.
