The man who took a bullet — and was left behind - video Dailymotion

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Shot in Malaysia’s first international terror siege, Sukdave Singh survived the Japanese Red Army but 50 years on, still bears the silence of a nation.   Written by: Frankie D'Cruz  Scripted & presented by: Natasha Busst  Shot by: Afizi Ismail  Edited by: Ahmad Nujaid   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/08/04/the-man-who-took-a-bullet-and-was-left-behind   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTLifestyle #SukdaveSingh #JapaneseRedArmy #AIATower

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00:0050 years ago, a young security guard walked into his workplace and into the line of fire.

00:20He took a bullet to the face and survived Malaysia's first international terrorist standoff.

00:27His name is Sukhdev Singh.

00:31Today, most Malaysians don't know his story.

00:35It was August 4th, 1975, when the Japanese Red Army stormed the EIA building in Kuala Lumpur.

00:42Actually, on August 4th, that morning I was not well, so I went to work.

00:49My mother told me, you are sick, so you better come back.

00:53When I went there, we were short of people.

00:58So there was only one man, and he told me, you go, you change yourself,

01:04and you come here, and I want to go and see a doctor.

01:06After he left, then the office downstairs, the AI office,

01:10they came and told me there's a robbery going on in the ninth floor.

01:15Five men, machine guns, 53 hostages.

01:25Sukhdev, who went to investigate, was shot under his right eye.

01:32The bullet destroyed his eye, shattered his balance, and left his jaw permanently misaligned.

01:39He lived. What followed hurt even more?

01:44Silence. No medal, no national honor.

01:48Just a plaque, a watch, a thank you letter, and decades of being forgotten.

01:54In these present times, it's very difficult to tell anybody.

01:59Because why? Everybody's doing their own.

02:03They're not bothered what you have done and what you should be given.

02:09After so long, nobody even remembers who I am.

02:14Unless I tell them that this is the incident, nobody knows, all forgotten.

02:20Sookhdev turned 79 on August 30th.

02:26His house, ravaged by termites, is falling apart.

02:30His body aches.

02:32And he still remembers every second of that day.

02:36This isn't just a story about one man.

02:39It's a story about how a nation remembers its quiet heroes.

02:43Or doesn't.

02:44Now Sukhdev doesn't ask for much.

02:47Just a working ceiling, a home that won't collapse in the rain,

02:51and to know that what he did still matters.

02:56You see, when you hear somebody talking something good on you,

03:00you have some, you know, initiative to survive.

03:06To this day, Sukhdev's courage still echoes.

03:10The question is, are we finally ready to hear it?

03:13Frankie Dacruz and Natasha Bust, FMT.

The man who took a bullet — and was left behind

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