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It was on this day 50 years ago that Major Sat Parkash Varma laid down his life while fighting in the India-Pakistan war of 1965 in Jammu and Kashmir.Varma, who was just 23-yearold at that time, was awarded Vir Chakra for his heroic act. “I was just 15-year-old when the telegram came. The wording of the telegram is still stored in my brain… Only his ashes were delivered to us. He was cremated by his unit,” said Sudhir Varma, brother of Maj Varma.In his memory, the Haryana government in 1970 named a 5-km stretch of road from Rai towards Sonepat passing through his native village Jatheri.
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