He fought terrorists, and then he fought for his life for 40 long days
#Remembering Naik Deepak Kumar Nainwal
1 MAHAR/1 RASHTRIYA RIFLES
#LestWeForgetIndia๐ฎ๐ณ It was
#OnThisDay 10 April in 2018 that the
#IndianBrave sustained bullet injuries during an anti-terror ops at Kulgam, J&K.
On 10 April 2018, information was received about the presence of terrorists at a house in Khudwani village, Kulgam, J&K. Based on the information, a decision was taken by the security forces to launch an operation to flush out the terrorists.
The operation was launched by a joint team of 1 RR battalion of the Army, Special Operation Group(SOG) of J&K Police
@JmuKmrPolice and CRPF
@crpfindia at around 11:30 pm. The joint team swung into action and the suspected area was cordoned off.
A fierce gun battle broke out that lasted over 17 hours. During the anti-terror ops, Naik Nainwal took 2 bullets. He suffered an injury to his spine, paralyzing him waist down.
The
#IndianBrave was evacuated to Army Research & Referral Hospital, New Delhi, and then to Command Hospital, Pune, where the brave succumbed after battling for 40 long days on 20 May 2018. ๐ต๏ธ