Jaisalmer, May 5 -- As tensions remained heighten between India and Pakistan following the deadly Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir, people remember the sacrifice of Poonam Singh, an Indian soldier who managed to hold off 60 Pakistani rangers during the 1965 war, denying Pakistan access to the Bhuttewalla border checkpost.

Just a few kilometres away from the Indo-Pak border on the Indian side is Bhuttewala Chowk in Rajasthan, a silent post that witnessed a heroic stand by Poonam Singh during the 1965 war. When the post was attacked at night by over 60 Pakistani rangers led by Pakistani commander Afzal Khan, Poonam Singh Bhati, along with seven other soldiers fought back with determination despite being outnumbered but still being unde...