Heroes of the Motherland

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Lance Naik Albert Ekka - 1971

Lance Naik Albert Ekka was in the left forward company of a battalion of the Brigade of Guards during their attack on the enemy defences at Gangasagar on the Eastern front. This was a well-fortified position held in strength by the enemy. The assaulting troops were subjected to intense shelling and heavy small-arms fire, but they charged onto the objective and were locked in bitter hand-to-hand combat. Lance Naik Albert Ekka noticed an enemy light machine-gun (LMG) inflicting heavy casualties on his company. With complete disregard for his personal safety, he charged the enemy bunker, bayoneted two enemy soldiers and silenced the LMG. Though seriously wounded in this encounter, he continued o fight alongside his comrades through the mile deep objective, clearing bunker after bunker with undaunted courage. Towards the northern end of te objective one enemy medium machine-gun (MMG) opened up from the second storey of a well-fortified building inflicting heavy casualties and holding up the attack. Once again this gallant soldier, without a thought for his personal safety, despite his serious injury and the heavy volume of enemy fire, crawled forward till he reached the building and lobbed a grenade into the bunker killing one enemy soldier and injuring the other. The MMG however continued to fire. With outstanding courage and determination Lance Naik Albert Ekka scaled a side wall and entering the bunker, bayoneted the enemy soldier who was still firing and thus silenced the machine-gun, saving further casualties to his company and ensuring the success of the attack. In this process however, he received serious injuries and succumbed to them after the capture of the objective.

In this action, Lance Naik Albert Ekka displayed the most conspicuous valour and determination and made the supreme sacrifice in the best traditions of the Army.

 

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Naik Subedar Bana Singh - 1987

Naik Subedar Bana Singh volunteered to be a member of a task force constituted in June 1987 to clear an intrusion by an adversary in the Siachen Glacier area at an altitude of 21,000 feet. The post was virtually an impregnable glacier fortress with ice walls, 1500 feet high, on both sides. Naib Subedar Bana Singh led his men through an extremely difficult and hazardous route. He inspired them by his indomitable courage and leadership. The brave Naib Subedar and his men crawled and closed in on the adversary. Moving from trench to trench, lobbing hand grenades, and charging with the bayonet, he cleared the post all intruders.

Naik Subedar Bana Singh displayed the most conspicuous gallantry and leadership under the most adverse conditions.

 

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Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran - 1987

MAJOR RAMASWAMY PARAMESWARAN 8 MAHAR (IC-32907) On 25 November 1987, when Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran was returning from search operation in Sri Lanka , late at night, his column was ambushed by a group of militants. Then he realised that it was hard core trained and world no 1 weaponized LTTE fighters attacking them completely by surprise. During this heavy fighting in the dark, militant shot him in the chest. Gravely wounded, he continued to give orders and inspired his command until he breathed his last. Five militants were killed and three rifles and two rocket launchers were recovered and the ambush was cleared with 32 forces laid their life bravely

Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran displayed the most conspicuous gallantry and thought nothing of dying at his post.

 

[Yusuf]

Captain Anuj Nayyar

Captain Anuj Nayyar (died July 6, 1999) was a junior officer of the 17 Jat Regiment of the Indian Army, who was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest gallantry award, for his heroics during the Kargil War in 1999.

In 1999, the Indian Army detected a massive infiltration by Pakistani paramilitary forces in Indian-administered Kashmir. The army quickly mobilized its forces to drive out the Pakistani infiltrators from Indian territory. Anuj, a junior commander in the 17 Jat Regiment, was sent to Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir, to secure the region surrounding Tiger Hill from Pakistani militants. His first major operation involved securing Pt. 4875, a strategic mountain peak also known as Pimple II on the western side of Tiger Hill, which was occupied by Pakistani armed forces. Pt. 4875 was an extremely strategic mountain peak second only to the Tiger Hill and securing it from the Pakistani infiltrators was a top priority for the Indian Army. Pt. 4875, which stood at 15,990 feet above sea level, had extremely steep slopes and capturing the peak without aerial support was considered near impossible. However, the below-average performance of Indian Air Force's MiG-21 and MiG-29 during the conflict delayed aerial assistance and with each passing day, the Indian Army came under extreme pressure to secure the peak. In a last ditch attempt, Anuj's Charlie Company decided to secure the peak without waiting for any aerial support on July 6, 1999. During the initial phase of assault, the Company Commander of Anuj's platoon was injured after which the command of the company fell on Captain Anuj Nayyar. After the initial setback, the Indian assault split into two groups, one led by Captain Vikram Batra and other by Anuj Nayyar. The Pakistani infiltrators had constructed several bunkers on Pt. 4875. Anuj's company located 4 enemy bunkers and charged the first bunker. During the assault, Anuj fired a Rocket propelled grenade and destroyed the first bunker. The company then charged towards the remaining 3 bunkers during which they came under heavy mortar fire from Pakistani infiltrators. However, under Anuj's leadership, the company cleared two more bunkers and engaged in numerous hand-to-hand combat. It was while clearing the 4th bunker, that an enemy RPG shell fell directly on Anuj killing him on the spot. This scene was dramatically portrayed in the film LOC Kargil. During the assault, Captain Anuj Nayyar killed more than 9 Pakistani infiltrators and destroyed 3 to 4 enemy bunkers. Soon after Anuj's death, the second Charlie Company, led by Captain Batra, successfully cleared the 4th bunker and secured Pt. 4875. The success of this mission was largely due to the bravery and leadership skills of Captain Anuj Nayyar. The success of this mission paved the way for the Indian recapture of Tiger Hill.

 

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Rifleman Sanjay Kumar -1999

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar volunteered to be the leading scout of the attacking column tasked to capture area Flat Top of Point 4875 in the Mushkoh Valley on 4 July 1999. During the attack when enemy automatic fire from one of the sangars posed stiff opposition and stalled the column, Rifleman Sanjay Kumar realizing the gravity of the situation and with utter disregard to his personal safety, charged at the enemy. In the ensuing hand-to- hand combat, he killed three of the intruders and was himself seriously injured. Despite his injuries, he charged onto the second sangar. Taken totally by surprise, the enemy left behind a Universal Machine Gun and started running.

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar picked up the UMG and killed the fleeing enemy. Although bleeding profusely, he refused to be evacuated. The brave action on his part motivated his comrades and they took no notice of the treacherous terrain and charged onto the enemy and wrested the area Flat Top from the hands of the enemy.

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar displayed most conspicuous gallantry, cool courage and devotion to duty of an exceptionally high order in the face of the enemy.

 

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Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Panday - 1999

Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Panday took part in a series of boldly led attacks during ‘operation Vijay; forcing back the intruders with heavy losses in Battlik including the capture of Jabbar Top. On the night of 2/3 July 1999 during the advance to Khalubar as his platoon approached its final objective, it came under heavy and intense enemy fire from the surrounding heights. Lieutenant Pandey was tasked to clear the interfering enemy positions to prevent his battalion from getting day lighted, being in a vulnerable position. He quickly moved his platoon to an advantageous position under intense enemy fire, sent one section to clear the enemy positions from the right and himself proceeded to clear the enemy positions from the left. Fearlessly assaulting the first enemy position, he killed two enemy personnel and destroyed the second position by killing two more. He was injured on the shoulder and legs while clearing the third position. Undaunted and without caring for his grievous injuries, he continued to lead the assault on the fourth position urging his men and destroyed the same with a grenade, even as he got a fatal burst on his forehead. This singular daredevil act of Lieutenant Pandey provided the critical firm base for the companies, which finally led to capture of Khalubar. The officer, however, succumbed to his injuries.

Lieutenant Majoj Kumar Pandey, thus, displayed most conspicuous bravery, indomitable courage, outstanding leadership and devotion to duty and made the supreme sacrifice in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.


When i posted this article in Indian Defence Forum some time back, a member, chandrahass, the brother of the late Lt. Manoj Pandey, pointed out there were some errors in it. chandrahass is also a member of this forum. Please correct any errors in this article, if you please. May God Bless you and your late brother.

 

[Yusuf]

Abdul Hamid

Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid (July 1, 1933 - September 10, 1965) was a soldier in the 4 Grenadiers, Indian Army, who died in the Khem Karan sector during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and was the posthumous recipient of the Republic of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra. The award was announced on 16 September 1965, less than a week after the battle that cost his life.
He was born at Dhamupur village of Ghazipur District in Uttar Pradesh on July 1, 1933, the son of Usman Farooqi , a Policeman. He was enrolled in the 4 Grenadiers on 27 December 1954.

His citation gives him credit for three tankss destroyed; in fact he had destroyed no less than 7 enemy tanks. This is because the citation for Abdul Hamid's PVC was sent on the evening on 9 September 1965 but he destroyed 3 more tanks on the next day, plus the seventh one which also killed him.
PVC Abdul Hamid's actions exposed an important vulnerability in the M48 Patton and after the 1965 war, the M48 was largely forced into extinction from military use around the world and replaced by the M60. India set up a war memorial named "Patton Nagar" ("Patton Town") in Khemkaran District, where the captured Pakistani Patton tanks are displayed. A U.S. study of the battles in South Asia concluded that weaker areas of the Patton's armor (such as rear and sides) could in fact be penetrated by the Ordnance QF 20 pounder guns of the Centurion tank and the 75mm guns of the AMX-13. The U.S had given Pakistan the Patton tanks used in the war.

The citation for the Param Vir Chakra awarded to him reads:
COMPANY QUARTER MASTER HAVILDAR ABDUL HAMID
4 GRENADIERS (NO 2639985)
At 0800 hours on 10 September 1965 Pakistan forces launched an attack with a regiment of Patton tanks on a vital area ahead of village Cheema on the Bhikkiwind road in the Khem Karam Sector. Intense artillery shelling preceded the attack. The enemy tanks penetrated the forward position by 0900 hours. Realising the grave situation, Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid who was commander of an RCL gun detachment moved out to a flanking position with his gun mounted on a jeep, under intense enemy shelling and tank fire. Taking an advantageous position, he knocked out the leading enemy tank and then swiftly changing his position, he sent another tank up in flames. By this time the enemy tanks in the area spotted him and brought his jeep under concentrated machine-gun and high explosive fire. Undeterred, Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid kept on firing on yet another enemy tank with his recoilless gun. While doing so, he was mortally wounded by an enemy high explosive shell.
Havildar Abdul Hamid’s brave action inspired his comrades to put up a gallant fight and to beat back the heavy tank assault by the enemy. His complete disregard for his personal safety during the operation and his sustained acts of bravery in the face of constant enemy fire were a shining example not only to his unit but also to the whole division and were in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.

 

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MODS, is it possible to move the posts i have posted about the various gallantary awards, right at the start of this thread?

Four of them. PVC, MVC, VC, AC.

 

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hmm. a couple of double posts here. Mods, please remove the double posts. Thanks.

 

[FiDaYeEnMeNtAlItY]

MUCH RESPECT TO ALL MENTIONED ABOVE...................

but there are 1000s who show supreme bravery ,kill terrorists,and get nothing from govt...they are heroes but no body knows them...
im talking about jammu and kashmir,,,,the j and k police recruits guys from villages for carrying high risk operations against militants..they just teach them how to shoot with an AK47 ...they know nothing about combat skills,but still they kill more LASHKARs hardcore fighters and thug hizbul mujahideens than the trained army soldiers.its bcoz they know the terrain more and its bcoz that they dont care about their lives...

and another thing that is surprising that surrendered militants also join them in operations and play a major role .i know a guy who remained with lashkar for 6 years,than he surrendered and joined STF,j and k police temorary recruit...he headed many operations in doda distt and he eliminated 23 militants in next 2 years...
now he is a sub-inspector with J and K POLICE...
and many other cases like this,surrendered militants joining STF and doing great work............i think they need to be rewarded.....

 

[Gabbar]

Shaheed Col Gurbir Singh Sarna

YouTube - Shaheed Col. Gurbir Singh Sarna, an officer of indian army, a relative which we lost in 2006.
YouTube - Shaheed Col Gurbir Singh Sarna His Army Life Scenes
YouTube - Shaheed Col. Gurbir Singh Sarna

 

[Daredevil]

Ashok Chakra For 11 Raj Rif Braveheart

The President has awarded Ashok Chakra (Posthumous) to Havildar Rajesh Kumar of 11 Rajputana Rifles. On 01 August 2009, a section of Ghatak team searching the dense forest in Kupwara district of Jammu & Kashmir was subject to intense and indiscriminate firing by terrorists. Havildar Rajesh Kumar, who was leading the section, returned fire and scrambled into the undergrowth to outflank the terrorist. With dogged determination he closed-in around the flank and killed the terrorist. While continuing the search, the team was again engaged by two terrorists positioned upslope. Realizing the danger to the lives of his teammates, Havildar Rajesh Kumar moved to outflank one of the terrorists through a veritable hail of bullets. While closing-in, he sustained gun-shot wounds in the abdomen. Disregarding his grievous wounds, he shot and killed the second terrorist. Bleeding profusely, he moved to outflank the third terrorist from his blind side and engaged him in fierce hand to hand combat killing the terrorist with a burst of fire, before succumbing to his injuries. Havildar Rajesh Kumar showed unparalleled feat of most conspicuous gallantry, fortitude and the rare spirit of self-sacrifice in fighting the terrorists.

My Salute to the Martyr

 

[Parthy]

The real-life hero who inspired 'Border'

Gaurav Negi, in his quest to meet the brave men who put their lives on the line to defend India, tracked down Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri. Chandpuri is the real-life inspiration for Sunny Deol's character in the acclaimed film Border. The second in an ongoing series

The film Border was based on the real battle that was fought in Laungewala on the night of December 4-5, 1971, by 124 soldiers of the 'A' Company of the Indian Army's 23 Punjab Regiment.

The regiment was commanded by Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri against the Pakistani assaulting formation, which comprised two infantry battalions, a regiment and a squadron of armour with 59 tanks. Actor Sunny Deol had played Major Chandpuri in the film.

Portraits of Valour by S S Gandhi once again proved to be of immense help. The book contains information on all gallantry awards given out before and after independence, with details of the brave individuals who have been honoured with the prestigious awards post independence. According to the book, Chandpuri, a winner of the Maha Vir Chakra, retired as a brigadier and is currently settled in Chandigarh.

I was able to get his address and contact number, and when I called him up a female voice on the other side confirmed that it was the residence of the hero of Laungewala.

I then spoke to Brigadier Chandpuri. I have to admit that I could not hold back my tears. This was the first time that I was speaking to a 'God in Uniform'. I just could not say anything worthwhile to him except "Thank You for what you did for us" and "I would like to meet you some time".

Brigadier Chandpuri replied, "Kabhi bhi aaiye beta (Come home anytime, son)".

We were scheduled to drive from Hyderabad to Kargil via Leh in August, and we had planned to visit Brigadier Chandpuri on our way back from the Drass war memorial in Kargil. Unfortunately, we could not reach Leh and Kargil. A day before we were supposed to leave, Leh was hit by a massive cloudburst, which caused large-scale destruction in the area.

On August 20, 2010, I drove from Delhi to Chandigarh to meet Brigadier Chandpuri.

Though he no longer wears his olive green uniform, Brigadier Chandpuri has not hung up his boots, literally. He told me, "Every morning I put on my boots and take them off only at night".

This septuagenarian is still as energetic as a young officer. He is a councilor in the municipal corporation of Chandigarh and had served as an advisor to the recently held Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The day I met him, he had been invited as a speaker in a seminar at Chandigarh.

I asked him what he felt when he faced his enemies in 1971. "Josh (vigour)," he said. "No army in the world can win without josh."

In the film Border, Sunny Deol, playing Brigadier Chandpuri, walks up to the last pillar on the India-Pakistan border, in spite of everyone warning him against the move as Pakistani snipers could shoot him. When I asked if Brigadier Chandpuri had actually done that, he said that he done that many times. "The enemy should know that I am there and not afraid of him. What does it mean to dominate? I cannot dominate the enemy by just sitting inside a bunker near him."

"We have the third biggest army in the world, bravest of brave soldiers and still our neighbours have the guts to trouble us," because, says Brigadier Chandpuri, "We do not retaliate."

He narrated an incident to emphasise his point. When he was a colonel, he was posted in Kashmir and only the Line of Control separated him from the enemy. The enemy once fired at his post and killed two of his men. Colonel Chandpuri retaliated and his men killed 14 personnel on the other side. After that day, Colonel Chandpuri continued to be deployed there for two years, but nobody dared to fire at him.

I would remember the few hours that I spent with him all my life.

Not being able to visit the Drass war memorial was a big disappointment. But I could meet my 'God in Uniform', the Hero of Laungewala, Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, Maha Vir Chakra, Vishisht Seva (Distinguished Service) Medal.

An excerpt from Portraits of Valour.

Major K S Chandpuri was commanding a company of a battalion of Punjab Regiment occupying a defended locality in Laungnewala in the Rajasthan Sector. On December 5, 1971, in the early hours of the morning, the enemy launched a massive attack on his locality with infantry and tanks. Major Chandpuri exhibited dynamic leadership in holding his command intact and steadfast.

Showing exceptional courage and determination, he inspired his men; moving from bunker to bunker, encouraging them in beating back the enemy till reinforcements arrived. In his heroic defence, he inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy and forced them to retreat leaving behind twelve tanks. In this action, Major Chandpuri displayed conspicuous gallantry and leadership.

 

[Parthy]

When I met the family of a Kargil martyr

Gaurav Negi recalls his heart-warming and humbling meeting with the family of Major Padmapani Acharya, who was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously for his heroic feat in the Kargil war in 1999. An occasional series.

In April 2007, I met author S S Gandhi at his residence in Vasant Kunj in New Delhi. Gandhi has penned the book Portraits of Valour which contains information on all gallantry awards given out before and after independence, with details of the brave individuals who have been honoured with the prestigious awards post independence.

Armed with this bible of my 'Gods in Uniform', I started my search for my first God: Shaheed Major Padmapani Acharya who received the Mahavir Chakra after Operation Vijay in Kargil in 1999.

I met Shaheed Major Acharya's wife, daughter, father and mother for the first time at their residence in Hastinapuram Colony on Nagarjuna Sagar Road in Hyderabad in July 2007. My feelings at meeting a martyr's family cannot be described in words.

I remember that as a child, I used to sometimes ask my mother at bedtime to tell me stories about Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Rani Lakshmi Bai. I always believed that individuals like them were greater than Gods. I never imagined that one day I would come face to face with family members of such a God.

Charulatha Acharya, wife of Major Acharya, is a housewife. She was six months pregnant when her husband passed away. On June 21, 1999, the family had celebrated the birthday of Major Acharya, who was posted in Kargil at that time. Seven days later, on June 28, 1999, they were informed that he "fought bravely. He created history but he is no more".

Major Acharya had made the supreme sacrifice of giving up his life while defending his nation.

Charulatha Acharya delivered a baby girl in September 1999. Major Acharya's daughter was named Aparjita (one who cannot be defeated).
In his last letter dated June 19, 1999 to his father, Major Acharya had said, "Combat is an honour of a lifetime and I would not think of anything less. What better way to serve the nation".

Abrahim Lincoln had once rightly said, "Let us have faith that right makes might and in that faith. Let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it."

Despite the sacrifice and suffering they have endured, the Acharya family lives a simple life, sans flamboyance or show-off. They accepted Major Acharya's Maha Vir Chakra with grace and modesty.

The soldier had proved to be a hero in the battle. But his family is no less heroic.

Charulatha, who lost her husband at such a young age, continues to smile. Her daughter Aprajita has never seen her father. She misses him, but is proud of him. Major Acharya's parents lost their son but they have no regrets.

Uncle (Major Acharya's father, who I addressed as 'Uncle') gave me a copy of the last letter his son sent him from the battlefield. In the letter, Major Acharya had also talked about Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajapyee's visit to Kargil. Uncle sent a copy of this letter to the prime minister, who replied to him acknowledging Major Acharya's sacrifice.

During the gallantry award investiture ceremony in New Delhi on Republic Day, which uncle attended to receive the Maha Vir Chakra, Vajpayee came up to him and again thanked him for the letter. He also asked then President K R Narayanan to come up to Major Acharya's father to meet him. Uncle told me that he was touched by this gesture by Vajpayee.

Shaheed Major Padmapani Acharya's father joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation in Hyderabad after his retirement from the Indian Air Force as Wing Commander. He has seen action during the India-Pakistan war in 1965 and 1971. His second son Padmasambhav Acharya was a captain in the Indian Army in 1999 and was a part of Operation Vijay in Kargil. He is now a Lieutenant Colonel.

Vimala Acharya, mother of Major Acharya, is a social worker and now takes care of the Indane (Indian Oil) gas agency that the government of India has awarded to the family.

Excerpts from Portraits of Valour by S S Gandhi

On June 28, 1999, Company Commander Major Padmapani Acharya was assigned the formidable task of capturing an enemy position which was heavily fortified and covered with mines, sweeping machine gun and artillery fire. The success of the battalion and the brigade's operations hinged on the early capture of this position. But the company's attack almost faltered at the very beginning, when the enemy's artillery fire came down squarely on the leading platoon, inflicting large number of casualties.

Disregarding his personal safety, Major Acharya took the reserve platoon and led it through a hail of artillery shells. Even as his men were falling to murderous enemy fire, he continued to encourage his men and charged at the enemy with his reserve platoon up the steep rock face.
Unmindful of the hail of bullets from the enemy's position, Major Acharya crawled up to the bunker and lobbed grenades. During this daring assault, he was seriously injured. He was heavily injured and unable to move, but he ordered his men to leave him and charge at the enemy, while he continued to fire at the enemy. The enemy position was finally over-run and the objective was captured. But Major Acharya succumbed to his injuries after completion of the mission.

Major Acharya displayed exceptional courage, leadership and spirit of self-sacrifice in the face of the enemy.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

This Thread is very helpful, Thanks all for the valuable post and their time, thanks again..

http://defenceforumindia.com/intern...soldiers-die-fighting-country.html#post350893

 

[agentperry]

salute to all Indian army personnel.

 

[SHASH2K2]

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Rest In Peace..

 

[ALBY]

[h=2]2nd Lt. Puneet Nath Datt[/h]

2nd Lieutenant Puneet Nath achieved the supreme aim of his life of serving his motherland, when he took part in an encounter that panned out as a cordon & search operation on specific information from a source cultivated by him regarding presence of foreign militants in a building in the Naushera locality of Srinagar. The operation started in wee hours of 20 July 1997 and the building was completely surrounded by 0400 hours. The militants were secure within the three storied building located in a thickly populated and congested area. At daybreak when the terrorists found that they were surrounded, instead of surrendering to the Indian Army, they resorted to indiscriminate firing. Utmost restraint had to be exercised while trying to liquidate the onslaught so as to avoid any damage to innocent civilian life and property in the vicinity of the building. One militant visualizing the hopeless situation ran out firing on the search party. Seeing the militant firing on his troops, he ordered his troops to take cover and with utter disregard to personal safety sprang up and shot the militant in an eye-to-eye encounter. Meanwhile sensing that the militants were trying to escape, he showed exemplary presence of mind & initiative and maneuvered his position to block the rear exit of the building. Displaying indomitable courage and guts, he shot down another militant who was trying to escape. The remaining militants inside the building meanwhile continued firing on our troops and as a result of which he was seriously wounded. But he did not give in and maintained his sustained crusade against foreign mercenaries and taking courage in both hands, lobbed a grenade inside the building, killing the remaining militants and destroying a considerable amount of the enemy's arms & ammunition. Almost single handedly destroying the enemy, our hero attained martyrdom and immortalized himself by carving a niche in the annals of his Regiment and the Indian Army's history. For his bravery and in recognition of the initiative and dare devilry displayed in the pursuit of his mission to eliminate militancy from the face of his motherland, 2nd Lieutenant Puneet Nath Datt was awarded the Ashok Chakra (posthumous), the country's highest gallantry award in peace time on 15 August 1997.

 

[ALBY]

Citations
1 JULY 2002
Captain Udai Singh was tasked to launch his troops immediately by night on 1 July 2002 in Danti Forest, Jammu and Kashmir.
At 1030hrs, the leading squad observed terrorist movement and immediately killed one terrorist. The remaining terrorist brought down a heavy volume of fire on the troops.
Acting dynamically with utmost tenacity taking advantage of thick forest and restricted visibility Capt. Udai Singh then moved along with his squad and closed on the terrorist under heavy volume of hostile fire.
Captain Udai Singh ruthlessly pursued single handedly with extreme courage and excellent marksmanship and tactical acumen under fire killing two more terrorists in close quarter combat.
For displayed conspicuous bravery, exemplary leadership and raw courage, Captain Udai Singh was awarded Sena Medal (Gallantry)
[HR][/HR]SHAURYA CHAKRA

SHAURYA CHAKRA
IC-57219 Capt. Udai Singh, SM
PARA/22 SPECIAL FORCES (Posthumous)
Major Udai Singh has developed a comprehensive schedule to demolish the intelligence and logistics network being provided to the terrorist by the Over Ground Workers in the general area in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir. The officer commenced operations by launching a search and destroy operation in the general area at 0300hrs on 29th November 2003. The team physically reconnoitered the thickly forested area. At 1745hrs, in fading light, when the officer was leading his team to lay an ambush, the party suddenly came face to face with a group of terrorist who were approaching from higher ground at a close range of 10 meters. During the deadly fire fight that ensued, the officer sustained gun shot wound in the neck, while his buddy sustained multiple gun shot wounds. Displaying extraordinary courage, with utter disregard to personal safety, the officer continued to close in with the terrorists, killing one terrorist and wounding another. Major Udai Singh then helped extricating his fatally injured buddy before succumbing to his injuries.
Major Udai Singh displayed indomitable courage and exemplary leadership in fighting the terrorist and making the supreme sacrifice.
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