BSF jawan Rocky gets 'Shaurya' for taking on militants in JK

[jaiind]

Raw grit and supreme sacrifice of life by 25-year-old BSF jawan Rocky while taking on militants in Udhampur last year has made him the lone recipient of 'Shaurya Chakra' among all paramilitary forces this Republic Day. Rocky has been awarded the medal posthumously, the third-highest gallantry award in peace times after 'Ashoka' and 'Kirti' chakras, posthumously for thwarting the terrorist attack on a Border Security Force (BSF) convoy in Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir last year along with his other colleagues.

Constable Subhendu Roy, driver Daljit Singh and constable Godhraj Meena, all occupants of the BSF bus that came under attack, have also been decorated with gallantry medals with Roy being the lone recipient (posthumously) of the top medal-- the Presidents Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG). The incident took place early morning near 'narsoo nullah' area of Udhampur district on August 5 when terrorists suddenly intercepted the dark-green bus of the force and started indiscriminate firing in an attempt to kill unarmed BSF personnel who were on a routine movement. Rocky, his citation read, "without caring for his injuries effectively engaged the militants by firing bullets from his personal weapon.



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