Young gorkha slays Pak militant in hand-hand-combat at LoC in J&K
Shrinagar : A 23-year-old courageous soldier of the Gorkha regiment killed a
Pakistani trained infiltrator during a hand-to-hand combat along the
Line of Control in Poonch in the wee hours of Saturday. Defence
PRO in Jammu said, "A 23-year-old soldier from the elite Gorkha Regiment
of the Indian Army, Rifleman Prem Bahadur Roka Magar scripted an
astonishing saga of raw courage and fearlessness, resulting in the
elimination of two hardcore Pakistan trained terrorists in the Poonch
sector". "The brave soldier after reaching within hand shaking
distance tried to grab the AK 47 rifle of the Pak trained infiltrator
and in the ensuing melee he escaped a gun shot and dropped his own
weapon," the PRO added.
"Without paying attention to his own
safety the fearless solider pounced on the infiltrator and grappled with
him before the two fell in a near by nallah." Acting on
intelligence inputs about the possible infiltration in the area, the
troops were deployed in a group of multiple ambushes near the
Baghialdhara Nallah on the Line of Control. The PRO further said
before hand-to-hand combat Magar and his ambush party spotted a group of
terrorists and eliminated one with precise and controlled fire of
automatic weapons, after tracking them with night vision devices for
some time. What followed was the stuff of legends when Magar, in
darkness and extremely thick foliage, initially mistaken for another
armed militant to be one his colleagues, moved to within hand shaking
distance of him, and was almost shot down and in the process also
dropped his own weapon.
Completely displaying nerves of
steel
with scant regard for his own safety, the courageous Gorkha engaged in a
fierce physical duel with the terrorist while simultaneously grabbing
his AK 47 which was spewing a hail of fire. The two grappled and rolled
down the hillside, finally disengaging with a fall in another Nallah.
The
militant, now clearly unnerved by the boldness of the braveheart, tried
to make good his escape. Magar though bereft of his personal weapon,
whipped out a hand grenade and hurled it at the fleeing miscreant
killing him instantaneously, thus bringing to conclusion another heroic
chapter that epitomizes the character and ethos of the Indian Army and
its matchless soldiers.
- India Today
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