Kashmir Singh Katoch

Kashmir Singh Katoch (born 1915) is an Indian army personnel and a former military advisor to Hari Singh, the last ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir during the pre-Indian independence period. When Pakistan invaded Kashmir in 1947 after the India-Pakistan partition, Hari Singh requested Louis Mountbatten, the then Governor-General of India, for help and it was Katoch who was deputed by the Indian government to advise and assist the ruler. These events led to the accession of Kashmir to the Dominion of India.

Kashmir Singh Katoch

Kashmir Singh Katoch (born 1915) is an Indian army personnel and a former military advisor to Hari Singh, the last ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir during the pre-Indian independence period. When Pakistan invaded Kashmir in 1947 after the India-Pakistan partition, Hari Singh requested Louis Mountbatten, the then Governor-General of India, for help and it was Katoch who was deputed by the Indian government to advise and assist the ruler. These events led to the accession of Kashmir to the Dominion of India.