Jaipur: 'Jagadamba Ki Jai Ho' is the word that was uttered by Arun Khetrapal, a wounded, but determined and courageous Second Lieutenant during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. In fact, during that time, he was moving to destroy Pakistani warplanes, regardless of his injuries. At the same time, he said, Jagadamba Ki Jai Ho' Risaldar Prayag Singh, the driver of Arun Khetrapal's tank Famagusta, shared information about the last day of the war during a recent conversation. He said, "Khetrapal was a devotee of Mother Jagdamba and raised these slogans to inspire him.''
He said, "Arun, 21, had not even learned all the nuances of war, but he fought his officers and decided to go to war. Seeing their courage, Pakistani officers also started saluting. The boy who fought till his last breath and then became a Param Vir. On this day, that is, on 16th December 1971, India dusted Pakistan and led Bangladesh to victory, but India also lost this brave son. Arun sacrificed everything in this battle with his indomitable courage and valor. Arun had destroyed 10 enemy army tanks at Shakargarh in the Punjab-Jammu sector in the battle. At the age of 21, he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra. He was born on October 14, 1950.
Narrating the story of the recent war, Singh said, "17 Poona Horse was given the command of the 47th Infantry Brigade during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, which was involved in the Battle of Basantar in the Shakargarh sector. The brigade had to construct a bridgehead across the Basantar river. It captured its target on December 15 despite the enemy filling up extensive mines to stop the deployment of Poona Horse tanks. It was a joint operation by 17 horses, 4 horses (two armored regiments), 16 madras, and 3 grenadiers, Singh said. The engineers cleared the mines in half, while the Indian soldiers, sensing the dangerous activity of enemy armor, decided to move beyond the Minefield at this juncture. He further said, "On December 16, Pakistani Armour launched its first counter-attack. The squadron commander immediately called for reinforcements. The other Lieutenant Arun Khetrapal responded immediately with the rest of his regiment and launched a brutal counter-attack.''
He further narrated the story and said, 'He was able to successfully tame the enemy's advance with his tanks. However, the commander of the second tank was injured during the fight. Khetrapal continued his attack on the enemy as in charge. However, the enemy did not retreat despite a large number of casualties. Khetrapal attacked incoming Pakistani soldiers and tanks, in the process, downing the enemy tank. However, the Pakistani army retaliated. In the upcoming tank war, Khetrapal occupied his land with two remaining tanks and destroyed 10 enemy tanks. At the same time, Singh said, "Though Khetrapal's tank was hit by enemy fire during the fierce battle of the tanks, he did not release the tank. Instead, he kept fighting. The tank caught fire and his legs were injured. I climbed onto the tank and extinguished the fire. But in the meantime, he was martyred.''
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