Patna: In early 2014, the remains of 282 human skeletons were recovered from an old well in Ajnala town of Punjab. Some historians say that these skeletons belong to those killed in the riots due to the partition of India-Pakistan, while on the basis of different sources, it is believed that the skeletons belong to Indian soldiers who were killed by the British in the wake of the revolt of the 1857 war of independence. However, now after the research, what the scientists have claimed will surprise you.
According to the latest study, researchers have said that the human skeletons found in the well were not of people living in Punjab or Pakistan. Dr K Thangaraj, a senior member of the team and chief scientist at CCMB, said the DNA sequences of the remains coincided with those of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. At the same time, the author of the study, Dr Jagmendar Singh Sehrawat, has claimed that the jawans of the 26th Bengal Infantry Battalion were stationed in Mian-Mir in Pakistan and were captured and killed by the British army near Ajnala after the revolt.
In fact, due to the lack of scientific evidence, the identity and geographical origin of these young men was being debated. To know the reality of this subject, the anthropologist of Panjab University, Dr J. Yes. Sehrawat decided to carry out DNA and isotope studies of these skeletons. He studied it along with scientists from CCMB Hyderabad, Birbal Sahni Institute Lucknow and Kashi Hindu University. For this study, 50 DNA samples and 85 isotope samples were analyzed. Let us know that DNA analysis helps to understand the genetic relationship of people, while isotope analysis sheds light on food habits. BHU Zoology professor Dnyaneshwar Choubey, who has played a key role in the DNA study, stressed that the findings of this research will add a major chapter to the history of the unsung heroes of India's first freedom struggle. Dr Neeraj Rai, the lead researcher of the team and an expert on ancient DNA, said that the scientific research done by this team helps in establishing evidence-based methods of history. The results from this study are in line with historical evidence that the soldiers of the 26th Bengal Infantry Battalion were stationed in Mian-Mir in Pakistan and were captured and killed by the British army near Ajnala after the revolt. Dr Jagmendar Singh Sehrawat, the first author of the study, has made this claim. Prof AK Tripathi, director of the Institute of Science, Kashi Hindu University, said, "This study shows the usefulness of ancient DNA-based technology in the investigation of historical myths."
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