Awards and Afterwards
On 23 March 2012, he was awarded with the title of "National Martyr" by Akal Takhat, the highest temporal seat of the Khalsa.
His death anniversary functions are regularly held in India and abroad. The Khalsa Action Committee (KAC), an umbrella organization of several hardline Sikh organizations, honoured the father and mother of Dilawar Singh, Harnek Singh and Surjit Kaur with the Shaheed Baba Deep Singh gold medal at a function in the city of Amritsar. He was also given the title of 'pride of the nation' by religious sikhs.
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