Amaran produced by Kamal Haasan, is a Tamil film starring Sivakarthikeyan in the lead, that released in 2024. A biopic on posthumous Asoka Chakra recipient, Major Mukund Varadarajan, Amaran detailed the passion and life of one man in the Indian Army.
April 25, 2025 marks 11 years since Major Mukund attained martyrdom, while displaying raw courage, and swift action, which culminated in the elimination of the three top ranked Hizbul Mujaheddin terrorists in Qazipathri, South Kashmir.
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At a time when India is reeling from the Pahalgam terror attack, that resulted in the killing of 26 civilian tourists in Kashmir on April 22, 2025, the death anniversary remembrance of Major Mukund rings much more significant than usual.
Since the Pahalgam attack in Kashmir 4 days ago, the Indian government has suspended the long-standing 'Indus Water Treaty' with Pakistan, closed the Attari-Wagah border; The Indian security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Kulnar Bazipora area of Bandipora district on April 24, resulting in an open fire encounter with the terrorists, and two security personnel getting injured.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on the night of April 24, 2025 also demolished the houses of two local terrorists Adil Thokar and Asif Shaikh. Thokar, who legally traveled to Pakistan in 2018 through the Attari-Wagah border, allegedly received terrorist training before covertly returning to Jammu and Kashmir last year. Intelligence sources suggest he served as a guide and logistics coordinator for Pakistani terrorists involved in the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
Meanwhile, a Border Security Force (BSF) constable PK Singh of the 182nd battalion, has been detained by the Pakistan rangers, after he strayed across the boundary while accompanying local farmers seeking shade, in full armed uniform. The Indian soldier's detainment on April 24, 2025 has added to the escalating India-Pakistan tensions.