1958 East Pakistan-India border clash
| 1958 East Pakistan-India border clash | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part ofIndo-Pakistani wars and conflicts | |||||||||
 Provincial map ofEast Pakistan,1962 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Pakistan |
 India | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Major Tufail Mohammad†[1] | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| East Pakistan Rifles[2] | Indian Army | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 3Rapid action teams | 1Battalion-sized formation | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 2 killed[3] |
400 killed 3 captured[3] | ||||||||
The1958 East Pakistan-India Border Clashwas a armed skirmish betweenEast PakistanandIndiain August 1958. The clashes took place between troops of theEast Pakistan Rifles(EPR) and theIndian Armyin the small village of Lakshmipur, located inSylhet District.[4]
The clash began on 7 August 1958, afterMajor Tufail Mohammadordered three quick response teams to launch an attack on the Indian troops who infiltrated and occupied Lakhsmipur in 1957.[5]
The clash[edit]
On 7 August 1958,Major Tufail Mohammadordered to close in on the Indian soldiers from all three sides. Soldiers started to crawl their way towards the Indian troops in an attempt to make them withdraw. Though they were able to reach close to the Indian troops, as the fight started, the soldiers had serious wounds andcasualties,as they were vulnerable to the Indian firing.[5]
Major Tufail Mohammadwas wounded after he threw a grenade on the Indian post killing Indian soldiers, later on, Wounded Tufail engaged in aclose quarters battlewith Indian troops, eventually eliminating them by throwing grenades and engaging a firefight with Indian troops and Machine gunners and destroying Indian outposts and making Indian troops retreat.[5]He later succumbed to his wounds, and before he died, he said his last words to his Junior officer: "I have completed my duty, the enemy is on the run."[5][6]
See also[edit]
- 1979 Bangladesh-Indian skirmishes
- Bangladesh Liberation War
- Border Guard Bangladesh
- Border Security Force
- Tufail Mohammad
References[edit]
- ^abcdRaja 2021,pp. 30–31.
- ^Raja 2021,p. 30.
- ^ab"Martyrdom anniversary of Major Tufail Muhammad observed".www.radio.gov.pk.
- ^Malik, Saleem (7 August 2017)."Remember the hero of Lakshmipur: Major Tufail!".globalvillagespace.com.Global Village Space.Retrieved3 May2024.
- ^abcd"Completed my duty, enemy on the run: Major Tufail Shaheed's last words".Dunya News.14 February 2008.Retrieved17 April2024.
- ^"Martyrdom anniversary of Major Tufail Muhammad observed".www.radio.gov.pk.Retrieved17 April2024.
Sources[edit]
- Raja, Tahir Najeeb, ed. (2021)."Bugle-Trumpet-Winter-2021.pdf".Remembering East Pakistan.3.Archived fromthe originalon 8 June 2024 – via Aimh.gov (Army Website).