Durga Malla, passed away on 25 August 1944, in Delhi, British India, aged 31. During his student days, he was actively involved in anti-British activities in the locality. His family was frequently subjected to severe interrogation by the British. In 1942 Netaji entrusted the responsibility to Durga Malla to mobilize volunteers for INA from different Gorkha battalions. He was promoted to the rank of Major by Netaji because of his commitment and passion.
After the formation of the Provisional Azad Hind Government under the supreme command of Netaji, war was declared against the Allied Forces on 25 October 1943. Durga Malla was posted in the Intelligence Branch. He along with fellow soldiers entered the hilly area of greater Assam across the Burma border.
On 27 March 1944 when Durga Malla was on a mission in Manipur, he was captured by the British at Ukhrul in Manipur. On 15 August 1944, he was taken to Delhi Central Jail from the Red Fort. After 10 days, on 25 August 1944, he was sent to the gallows.
On 25 August 2017, the
Uttarakhand government announced that the Doiwala- Khata road would be named
after martyr Major Durga Malla. Also, the martyr’s statue adorns the Parliament
which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister in 2004.
