Singh’s parents are the co-recipients of the Kirti Chakra. Captain Anshuman Singh, the eldest son of his parents, served as a medical officer in the Siachen Glacier area.

The parents even lamented their inability to even touch the revered Kirti Chakra awarded to his son by the President. Further, Captain Anshuman Singh's mother, Manju, detailed a distressing incident.

Four policemen, head constable Jagbir Singh and selection grade constables Jaswant Singh, Balvinder Singh and Tariq Hussain, and two terrorists were killed in a fierce gunfight in the district on ...