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    Bhairon Singh, 1971 India-Pak Longewala battle hero, passes away at 81

    India | December 25, 2022 14:02 IST

    Bhairon Singh Rathore was deployed at the Longewala post in Jaisalmer, commanding a small BSF unit of 6-7 personnel that was accompanied by a 120-men company of Army's 23 Punjab regiment. It was the bravery of these men that decimated an assaulting Pakistani tank regiment on Dec 5, 1971.