India, Feb. 17 -- The name of Abdul Hamid, who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his contribution to the 1965 India-Pakistan war, has reportedly been removed from the main gate of a primary school in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur where he once studied.

According to officials cited in a news agency PTI report, the school in Dhamupur village in the district has been renamed 'PM Shri Composite School' after recent painting work.

Jameel Ahmed, the grandson of Hamid, said the school was repainted four days ago. The name 'Shaheed Hamid Vidyalaya' was replaced with 'PM Shri Composite School' at the entrance, he added.

Ahmed said that after he and his family raised an objection with headmaster Ajay Kushwaha, they were directed to ap...