Deputy Commandant Vijay Pal Singh was an officer of the Central Reserve Police Force and served with the 66th Battalion, CRPF. He was born on 16 September 1971 in Gagarwas village, Surat post, Rajgarh tehsil of Churu district, Rajasthan.
On 19 May 2010, Vijay Pal Singh was leading CRPF troops in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore, West Bengal. The troops were travelling in two vehicles to check the deployment of their companies when they reached near Tetultala Bridge. Maoists waiting in ambush detonated an improvised explosive device and followed the blast with indiscriminate firing.
The blast severely injured the occupants of one vehicle. Despite their injuries, the CRPF personnel held on to their weapons and retaliated against the attackers, forcing the Maoists to abandon their attempt and flee. Deputy Commandant Vijay Pal Singh succumbed to his injuries while being evacuated.
He made the supreme sacrifice on 19 May 2010 and is remembered by the Central Reserve Police Force among its fallen warriors.