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| event = [[3000 metres steeplechase|3000 Metres Steeplechase]] | | event = [[3000 metres steeplechase|3000 Metres Steeplechase]] | ||
| birth_date = 1 January 1932 | | birth_date = 1 January 1932 | ||
| birth_place = Bhidosa, [[Tonwarghar District]],<ref> [https://books.google.com/books?id=FHZDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA434&lpg=PA434&dq=Tonwarghar+district&source=bl&ots=mQLROEaF4L&sig=jxruYBJA1BIU04X1EKV-JxU-nCw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiU_a-L39nfAhXI7IMKHY32ACkQ6AEwBHoECAQQAQ Mention of Tonwarghar District - Imperial Gazetteer Article] </ref> Northern Gwalior Division, [[Gwalior State]], [[British Raj|British India]] <br/>{{small|(modern-day [[Morena District]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]])}} | | birth_place = Bhidosa, [[Tonwarghar District]],<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=FHZDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA434&lpg=PA434&dq=Tonwarghar+district&source=bl&ots=mQLROEaF4L&sig=jxruYBJA1BIU04X1EKV-JxU-nCw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiU_a-L39nfAhXI7IMKHY32ACkQ6AEwBHoECAQQAQ Mention of Tonwarghar District - Imperial Gazetteer Article]</ref> Northern Gwalior Division, [[Gwalior State]], [[British Raj|British India]] <br/>{{small|(modern-day [[Morena District]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]])}} | ||
| death_date = 1 October 1981 (aged 49) (Killed in a police encounter) | | death_date = 1 October 1981 (aged 49) (Killed in a police encounter) | ||
| death_place = Rathia Ka Pura, [[Bhind District]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]] | | death_place = Rathia Ka Pura, [[Bhind District]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]] | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
On October 1, 1981, the Circle Inspector mahendra singh Chauhan and | On October 1, 1981, the Circle Inspector mahendra singh Chauhan and | ||
his special task force of 500 policemen cornered and shot Tomar before leaving him for dead. 14 other members of his crew were also killed. The standoff and gunfight lasted over 12 hours. Chauhan had been tipped off about Tomar's arrival by Motiram Jatav, one of the village Dalits who was angered by Tomar's discriminatory attitude.<ref name=End>{{cite web|last=Mukherjee|first=Arindam|title=The Last Moments of Paana|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/the-last-moments-of-paana|work=[[Open (Indian magazine)|Open Magazine]]|access-date=31 March 2012}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web|date=2015-08-01|title=Betrayal, caste haunt village where Paan Singh Tomar was killed|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/betrayal-caste-haunt-village-where-paan-singh-tomar-was-killed/story-oBevIl7CrH72f2fr5hWkBO.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en}} </ref> | his special task force of 500 policemen cornered and shot Tomar before leaving him for dead. 14 other members of his crew were also killed. The standoff and gunfight lasted over 12 hours. Chauhan had been tipped off about Tomar's arrival by Motiram Jatav, one of the village Dalits who was angered by Tomar's discriminatory attitude.<ref name=End>{{cite web|last=Mukherjee|first=Arindam|title=The Last Moments of Paana|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/the-last-moments-of-paana|work=[[Open (Indian magazine)|Open Magazine]]|access-date=31 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-08-01|title=Betrayal, caste haunt village where Paan Singh Tomar was killed|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/betrayal-caste-haunt-village-where-paan-singh-tomar-was-killed/story-oBevIl7CrH72f2fr5hWkBO.html|access-date=2021-03-01|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en}}</ref> | ||
According to newspaper reports, Tomar was shot when he was alive and was asking for water: "Any Rajput here who could please give me some water?"; [[Havildar]] Tribhuwan Singh started walking towards Tomar with some water but Circle Inspector Chauhan shouted at him: "Tribhuwan, [[dacoits]] have no caste." And he was left to die.{{cn|date=August 2020}} | According to newspaper reports, Tomar was shot when he was alive and was asking for water: "Any Rajput here who could please give me some water?"; [[Havildar]] Tribhuwan Singh started walking towards Tomar with some water but Circle Inspector Chauhan shouted at him: "Tribhuwan, [[dacoits]] have no caste." And he was left to die.{{cn|date=August 2020}} | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
* {{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Milkha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_2TFwAEACAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=The Race of My Life: An Autobiography|last2=Sanwalka|first2=Sonia|date=2013|publisher=[[Rupa Publications]]|isbn=978-81-291-2910-9|pages= | * {{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Milkha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_2TFwAEACAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=The Race of My Life: An Autobiography|last2=Sanwalka|first2=Sonia|date=2013|publisher=[[Rupa Publications]]|isbn=978-81-291-2910-9|pages=113–121|language=en|ref={{SfnRef|Singh and ed|2013}}|author-link=Milkha Singh}} | ||
=== Citations === | === Citations === |