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Jammu Mother Blankets Statue of Fallen BSF Constable in Viral Winter Tribute

The widely shared clip renews attention to Gurnam Singh’s 2016 death after he reportedly foiled a border infiltration.

Overview

  • The video was first posted by Instagram user @guts_glory_glamour and spread across Indian media on January 10–11.
  • Jaswant Kaur said she could not leave her son’s statue in the cold, telling NDTV that a mother’s concern does not fade.
  • The statue commemorates BSF Constable Gurnam Singh of the 173 Battalion, killed by sniper fire on October 21–22, 2016 in the Hira Nagar sector.
  • Coverage recounts that a day before his death he thwarted an infiltration attempt, reportedly killing one intruder and forcing others to retreat.
  • Reports place the memorial near the Arnia sector in Jammu’s Ranbir Singh Pura, with family and neighbors framing the act as an enduring expression of loss.