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Promotion and Murder of Shaikh Paltu
- When
- Shortly before regiment discharge
- Where
- Barrackpore cantonment
Sepoy Shaikh Paltu was promoted for his behavior during the mutiny but was murdered shortly before the regiment's discharge.
Shaikh Paltu was promoted to havildar and decorated with the Indian Order of Merit for his behavior on 29 March. He was subsequently murdered in an isolated part of the Barrackpore cantonment shortly before most of the regiment was discharged.
Sources
- Mangal Pandey Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
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