{"id":4034,"date":"2023-10-16T06:37:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T06:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=4034"},"modified":"2023-10-16T06:37:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T06:37:10","slug":"agniveer-amritpal-singh-committed-suicide-military-honours-not-extended-to-his-funeral-as-per-rules-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/agniveer-amritpal-singh-committed-suicide-military-honours-not-extended-to-his-funeral-as-per-rules-army\/","title":{"rendered":"Agniveer Amritpal Singh Committed Suicide, Military Honours Not Extended To His Funeral As Per Rules: Army"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Delhi, Oct 15: The\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>claimed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sunday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Agniveer\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>Amritpal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>killed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>himself\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span>doing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sentry\u00a0<\/span>duty\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shooting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>himself,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>military\u00a0<\/span><\/span>honours\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>provided\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span><\/span>funeral\u00a0<\/span><\/span>since\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deaths\u00a0<\/span><\/span>caused\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>self-inflicted\u00a0<\/span>wounds\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accorded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>such\u00a0<\/span><\/span>honours.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Army<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>does\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>make\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>distinction\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span>soldiers<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>joined\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>before\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Agnipath\u00a0<\/span><\/span>system\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>put\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span><\/span>place.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>There\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>claims\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>because\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Agniveer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>soldier,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>military\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rites\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>accorded\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>funeral.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>died\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span>performing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sentry\u00a0<\/span>duty\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rajouri\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sector,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>statement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>released\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Army’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>White\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Knight\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Corps,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>based\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Nagrota,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>owing\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>self-inflicted\u00a0<\/span>gunshot\u00a0<\/span>wound.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>statement\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sunday\u00a0<\/span>night\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>some\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“misunderstanding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>misrepresentation”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>events\u00a0<\/span><\/span>surrounding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tragic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>death\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>taken\u00a0<\/span><\/span>place.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Army,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Agniveer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Amritpal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suicide\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shooting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>himself\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sentry\u00a0<\/span>duty\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“grave\u00a0<\/span><\/span>loss\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>family\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Army.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>statement,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“in\u00a0<\/span>accordance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>established\u00a0<\/span><\/span>practise,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>mortal\u00a0<\/span>remains\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>transported\u00a0<\/span><\/span>under\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>arrangements\u00a0<\/span><\/span>along\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>escort\u00a0<\/span><\/span>party\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>native\u00a0<\/span>place\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>last\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rites\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>conduct\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medico-legal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>procedures.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Army,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>terms\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>eligibility\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>benefits\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>protocols,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Armed\u00a0<\/span>Forces\u00a0<\/span><\/span>do\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>distinguish\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span>soldiers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>enlisted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>before\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>adoption\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Agnipath\u00a0<\/span><\/span>system.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>statement,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Armed\u00a0<\/span>Forces\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accord\u00a0<\/span><\/span>due\u00a0<\/span><\/span>respect\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unfortunate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>instances\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>death\u00a0<\/span><\/span>arising\u00a0<\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suicide\/self-inflicted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>injury,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>irrespective\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>type\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>entry,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>along\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deep\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>enduring\u00a0<\/span><\/span>empathy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>family.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>However,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>such\u00a0<\/span>circumstances\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>eligible\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>military\u00a0<\/span>funerals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>under\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>current\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Order\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1967,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>style.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Since\u00a0<\/span><\/span>then,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>relevant\u00a0<\/span>policy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continuously\u00a0<\/span><\/span>followed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>without\u00a0<\/span><\/span>discrimination,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reported\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>since\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2001,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>there\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>average\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>100\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>140\u00a0<\/span><\/span>troops\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lost\u00a0<\/span><\/span>each\u00a0<\/span>year\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>result\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suicides\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>other\u00a0<\/span><\/span>self-inflicted\u00a0<\/span>injuries.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these\u00a0<\/span>situations,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>military\u00a0<\/span>funerals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>provided.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>statement,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>financial\u00a0<\/span>help\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>relief\u00a0<\/span>payments\u00a0<\/span><\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>accordance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>entitlements\u2014including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emergency\u00a0<\/span><\/span>financial\u00a0<\/span>support\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>holding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>funerals\u2014are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>given\u00a0<\/span><\/span>top\u00a0<\/span>priority.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Such\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tragic\u00a0<\/span>occurrences\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>loss\u00a0<\/span><\/span>weigh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>heavily\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>family\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Forces\u00a0<\/span><\/span>community\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>whole.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>such\u00a0<\/span>moments,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>crucial\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>incumbent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>upon\u00a0<\/span><\/span>society\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>protect\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>respect,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>privacy,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dignity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>family\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>sharing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>sorrow.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Armed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Forces\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>reputation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>adhering\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>policies\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>procedures,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>so\u00a0<\/span><\/span>going\u00a0<\/span><\/span>forward.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Army\u00a0<\/span><\/span>requests\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>assistance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>societal\u00a0<\/span>groups\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>adheres\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>its\u00a0<\/span><\/span>established\u00a0<\/span>procedures,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>(Agencies)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Agniveer Amritpal Singh Committed Suicide, Military Honours Not Extended To His Funeral As Per Rules: Army<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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New Delhi, Oct 15: The\u00a0Army\u00a0claimed\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday\u00a0that\u00a0Agniveer\u00a0Amritpal\u00a0Singh\u00a0killed\u00a0himself\u00a0while\u00a0doing\u00a0sentry\u00a0duty\u00a0by\u00a0shooting\u00a0himself,\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0military\u00a0honours\u00a0were\u00a0not\u00a0provided\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0funeral\u00a0since\u00a0deaths\u00a0caused\u00a0by\u00a0self-inflicted\u00a0wounds\u00a0are\u00a0not\u00a0accorded\u00a0such\u00a0honours. According\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Army,\u00a0it\u00a0does\u00a0not\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0distinction\u00a0between\u00a0soldiers\u00a0who\u00a0joined\u00a0the\u00a0army\u00a0before\u00a0or\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0Agnipath\u00a0system\u00a0was\u00a0put\u00a0into\u00a0place.There\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0claims\u00a0that\u00a0because\u00a0Singh\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0Agniveer\u00a0soldier,\u00a0military\u00a0rites\u00a0were\u00a0not\u00a0accorded\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0funeral. Singh\u00a0died\u00a0while\u00a0performing\u00a0sentry\u00a0duty\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Rajouri\u00a0sector,\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0statement\u00a0released\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Army’s\u00a0White\u00a0Knight\u00a0Corps,\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0based\u00a0in\u00a0Nagrota,\u00a0owing\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0self-inflicted\u00a0gunshot\u00a0wound. The\u00a0Army\u00a0said\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0statement\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday\u00a0night\u00a0that\u00a0some\u00a0“misunderstanding\u00a0and\u00a0misrepresentation”\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0events\u00a0surrounding\u00a0Singh’s\u00a0tragic\u00a0death\u00a0had\u00a0taken\u00a0place. 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