Monday, December 21, 2009

Colonel Sidhu who had raised the 18th Punjab Infantry cremated

Tribune News Service Patiala, December 20
Vir Chakra awardee Col (Retd) Joginder Singh Sidhu who passed away yesterday evening was cremated with full state honour at Daun farms near Bahadurgarh in Patiala this afternoon.

Besides armed force personnel, cops, bureaucrats, representatives of various political parties and religious institutions, people from all walks of life were present at the funeral. Col (retd) Sidhu’s son-in-law IG Guriqbal Singh Bhullar lit the pyre.

Notably, Colonel Sidhu, maternal grandfather of Mohali SSP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, had died, following a prolonged illness in Patiala at the age of 95. Colonel Sidhu had raised the 18th Punjab Infantry in the Indian Army at the time of war against China. For his bravery and meritorious services, Colonel Sidhu was bestowed with Vir Chakra by the union government.

Among those who paid tributes to the departed soul include chairman of District Planning Committee, Patiala and officer-bearers of the Ex-Servicemen Association.
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