Shaukat Malik
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Colonel Shaukat Hayat Malik was an officer of the Indian National Army notable for having led a unit of the Bahadur Group in the capture of Moirang during the initial phases of the INA's Imphal Campaign during World War II. Moirang was the first territorry within India to be captured by the INA and also the first place within the mainland of India to be held by the Azad Hind Government. Malik was awarded the Sardar-e-Jung for his leading his troops into Moirang.Prior to joining the INA, Shaukat Malik fought in the Burma theatre as an officer in the Bahawalpur State Forces.
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