Firozpur is a city in Firozpur District in Punjab, India. Founded by Sultan Firuz Shah Tughluq on the banks of the Sutlej River, Ferozpur today is a transportation and administration center and an ancient city located on the banks of the Sutlej River, in the state of Punjab, India. It is a border town on the Indo-Pakistan border with memorials to India's freedom fighters.[1] Three heroic martyrs in India's struggle for freedom, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, were hanged in Lahore for their revolutionary activities against the British Government on March 23, 1931. They were cremated and their Samadhi is located in Hussainiwala on the Sutlej river bank.
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