Sergeant Dev Raj Singh Thakur, KC (died May 1987), was a sergeant working in Indian Air Force. He received national prominence for chasing and apprehending Nathuram Godse.
Dev Raj Singh Thakur | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Air Force |
| Rank |  Warrant Officer |
| Awards |  Kirti Chakra |
He was awarded the Kirti Chakra, a gallantry award, in 1952 for arresting Godse by Dr Rajendra Prasad contemporaneous President of India and he was promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer. He is in news posthumously, for his family demanding a government job for a kin of gallantry award winner as there is no breadwinner in the family.[1]
Personal details edit
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He had three sons and one daughter. While in service in the Indian Air Force, he lost his mental balance and was subsequently sent on retirement. He remained in a mental health facility for 14 years in Amritsar. The causes of his loss of mental balance are not known, but it is possibly due to his act of apprehending Nathuram Godse. Godse was the person who killed Mohandas Gandhi. He received a monthly pension from the Indian government until he died in May 1987.[2]
Awards edit
- Ashok Chakra Award (Class II) in 1952.
References edit
- ^ MSN News 64 years on, family of man who caught Gandhi's killer in penury [dead link]
- ^ "Family of man who caught Gandhi's killer in poverty". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
External links edit
- Poverty stalks Godse grabber's family, Hindustan Times article copied at UCAN India.
- 64 years on, family of man who caught Gandhi’s killer in penury
- Dev Raj ThakurZee News