Overview

• On July 3, the Army held a wreath-laying ceremony at Brigadier Mohammad Usman’s grave in New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University Cemetery to mark his 77th death anniversary
• Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh and the colonel of the Parachute Regiment led serving personnel, veterans and university representatives in paying homage
• Official posts on X celebrated Usman’s frontline leadership in recapturing Jhangar and Naushera and noted his posthumous Maha Vir Chakra award
• Historians recall that during Partition he declined an offer from Muhammad Ali Jinnah to join the Pakistani Army and chose to remain with India’s forces
• Bloomsbury India will publish “The Lion of Naushera” by Ziya Us Salam and Anand Mishra on July 17 to document Usman’s wartime valor and enduring legacy