CAPTAIN SANDEEP BHARTIYA, SHAURYA CHAKRA Captain Sandeep Bhartiya of 17 JAT has been awarded “Shaurya Chakra” for displaying exemplary bravery, courage and leadership in the face of the enemy, showing utter disregard to personal safety in anti terrorist operations on the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K. Captain Sandeep Bhartiya is a resident of Munger, Bihar. On 31 May 2013, Captain Sandeep observed movement of three to four terrorists in a dense area. He immediately took a party of four other ranks and occupied a suitable ambush point. At approximately 11:45 PM, as the terrorists drew closer to the fence, Captain Sandeep opened fire. The terrorists retaliated with heavy volume of fire and taking cover of the thickly wooded area, tried to extricate themselves. Throughout the night, Captain Sandeep ensured that the terrorists were fixed, by fire, at the same spot. Close to first light, the terrorist group made another attempt to escape, by firing heavily. The officer, instead of taking cover, changed position to fire at one militant and killed him. The operation continued till the next day and a total of three militants were killed.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:11:00 +0000
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