REPUBLIC DAY GALLANTRY AWARDS - 2015

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REPUBLIC DAY GALLANTRY AWARDS-2015

SHAURYA CHAKRA

NAIK SWARUP KUMAR GHORAI
20TH BATTALION THE MAHAR REGIMENT

Naik Swarup Kumar Ghorai was part of Brigade Ghataks for Search and
Destroy Operation in general area Gurdaji of Kupwara district of Jammu
and Kashmir. A group of terrorists from a Dhok suddenly brought down
heavy volume of fire on his party and fire fight ensued. Naik Neeraj
Kumar Singh, his party commander got grievously injured. Sensing the
danger to his party members and maintaining his calm, Naik Swarup
reorganised the party and brought effective fire on terrorists and
facilitated evacuation of Naik Neeraj Kumar. Suddenly a terrorist came
out from Dhok firing indiscriminately and throwing grenades. Showing
absolute presence of mind and raw courage, Naik Swarup inched closer
to the terrorist and shot him dead at a close range. With utter disregard
to his personal safety, Naik Swarup under heavy volume of terrorist’s fire
and covering fire by Rifleman Gulam Ahmad Harrey, rushed inside the
Dhok in the face of death and shot dead second terrorist in close quarter
combat.

Naik Swarup Kumar Ghorai displayed most conspicuous gallantry and
indomitable courage under fire, and eliminated two hard core foreign
terrorists and also facilitated elimination of two more heavily armed
terrorists. For this, Naik Swarup Kumar Ghorai is strongly recommended
for the award of “SHAURYA CHAKRA”.

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SHAURYA CHAKRA

MAJOR ASHUTOSH KUMAR PANDEY
THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES



On 01 September 2014 at 1800 hours, Major Ashutosh Kumar Pandey,
Company Commander, received information about the presence of a
district commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad with two more terrorists in a
Village of Pulwama district of Jammu and kashmir. The district
Commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad was the mastermind behind
targeting of police officials and weapon snatching on 06 June 2014.
Major Ashutosh acted swiftly by deploying troops in an effective cordon
and evacuated civilians from the target house.
On 02 September 2014 at 0730 hours, after a grueling thirteen hours of
intermittent firing, Major Ashutosh along with his buddy Sapper Sanjay
Kali displaying raw courage while crawling to close proximity of the
target house to clear the house extension, received a burst of fire. The
officer using battle craft manoeuvred towards the direction of the fire,
using cover and showing presence of mind lobbed a grenade inside the
window injuring the terrorist. The injured terrorist retaliated with heavy
volume of fire. Undeterred by the terrorist fire, the officer crawled, took
cover next to the window and with pin point accuracy fired to neutralise
one terrorist. The terrorist was later identified as a Category ‘C’ terrorist
of Jaish-e-Mohammad Tanzeem. On seeing the army next to the house
wall, the second terrorist from the adjacent room, lobbed a grenade and
opened indiscriminate fire on the officer. Displaying utter
professionalism, calm composure and nerves of steel, Major Ashutosh
charged towards the window, brought down accurate fire at close
quarters to eliminate the second terrorist instantaneously. The terrorist
was later identified as district Commander and Category ‘A++’ terrorist of
Jaish-e-Mohammad Tanzeem. The elimination of the district commander
of Jaish-e-Mohammad, who was the mastermind in the weapon
snatching incident dealt a body blow to the Jaish-e-Mohammad
tanzeem.
For exemplary leadership, courage beyond call of duty, conspicuous
gallantry under fire resulting in the elimination of two hardcore Jaish-e-
Mohammad terrorists, Major Ashutosh Kumar Pandey is recommended
for the award of “SHAURYA CHAKRA”.

 

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