Career
Hailing from Rajasthan, India, he joined the Patiala State forces and then taken into the 3 Guards Lieutenant.Col.Megh Singh (also) Major.Megh Singh is known as a person who created the Special forces in India. Then Major Megh Singh who was surpassed for the promotion to Lieutenant.Col. approached Lieutenant General Harbaksh Singh and he volunteered to raise a Special Commando for India.
Lieutenant
General Harbaksh Singh accepted Major.Megh Singh"s proposal. Major Megh Singh raised a special force of volunteers personally choosed by him. The formation was not formally authorized by the Government so it is informally named as the "Meghdoot force" in the name of Major.Megh Singh.
Lieutenant.Gen.
Harbaksh Singh again promoted him as a Lieutenant.Col.