Sheikh Abdullah, Who Led Kashmir Towards India, Dropped From Police Medal - NDTV

Sheikh Abdullah has been the symbol of Kashmir's accession to the Union of India and is credited with driving tribal raiders out with the help of his volunteers who fought Pakistani raiders and foiled their attempt to capture Kashmir in 1947.

The medal has also been renamed the Jammu and Kashmir Police medal. New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir's police medal for gallantry and meritorious services will no longer have an embossed image of Sheikh… [+2159 chars]

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