Nimrat Kaur Reveals Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen Terrorists Abducted And Killed Her Dad
Nimrat Kaur has opened up about her deep bond with her father
Major Bhupender Singh
, an
Indian Army officer
, was stationed in the conflict-ridden Kashmir region during the
1990s
Nimrat Kaur recalled a harrowing moment from her childhood during a winter vacation in January 1994
They travelled to Kashmir to visit her father, who was posted there
During our visit, the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen abducted him from his workplace. After seven days, they executed him
The militants had made unreasonable demands for the release of certain terrorists—demands her father refused to comply with
He was only 44 when he died
In the same interview, Nimrat shared that her father was posthumously honored with the
Shaurya Chakra
she started her journey in the entertainment industry as a model, later rising to prominence through music videos in the early 2000s
she rose to fame with
The Lunchbox in 2013
—alongside Irrfan Khan
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