ar ▁Singh , ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁ 6 2 ▁Brigade ▁who ▁had ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁Se - la ▁only ▁after ▁being ▁threatened ▁with ▁court - mart ial , ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁one ▁amb ush . ▁ ▁H oshi ar ▁Singh ▁( B rig ad ier ) ▁who ▁retre ated ▁on ▁ 1 8 th ▁November ▁was ▁mass ac red ▁along ▁with ▁ 3 2 ▁others ▁by ▁Chinese ▁on ▁ 2 3 rd ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁at ▁Ph ud ung ▁( two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁ce ase ▁fire ▁was ▁announced ). ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁pan icky ▁retre at , ▁Path ania ▁wrote ▁to ▁Har ish ▁Ch andra ▁Sar in , ▁then ▁a ▁joint ▁secretary ▁in ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Ministry , ▁and ▁requested ▁another ▁chance ▁to ▁fight , ▁even ▁as ▁an ▁ordinary ▁soldier ▁at ▁the ▁front . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Path ania ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Army ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁after ▁being ▁on ▁de putation ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁as ▁Director - General ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Dis cipl ine ▁Sch eme , ▁de vised ▁to ▁fost er ▁national ▁integration ▁and ▁discipline ▁among ▁students . ▁As ▁a ▁retired ▁general ▁officer , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁this ▁capacity ▁until ▁finally ▁ret iring ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁first ▁sett ling ▁at ▁Jam mu ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁a ▁residence ▁at ▁D har ams ala . ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁years , ▁concerned ▁about ▁short falls ▁of ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army , ▁he ▁delivered ▁a ▁message