The details of the cross-border Surgical Strike carried out by Special Indian Forces last year have been revealed and are surely better than what we all had expected. The details reveal the gallantry of two officers in two separate incidents and a team of officers in another incident. Earlier, Both Pakistan and India were trying to keep the details to themselves in a bid to reduce the intensity of the situation.
The details were revealed by ET to justify the gallantry medal winners who attacked the opposition bravely during the Surgical strike. However to make sure that the security limitations are not breached, ET did not reveal the name of the officers. However, it is clearly evident that top six gallantry officers took down at least 10 opponents.
The army for the first time also stated that heavy casualties had been inflicted at launch pads across the line of control (LoC), but no details were offered. The total number of kills were also not clearly mentioned anywhere in the records disclosed. The official records were however clear enough to describe that Pakistani Army troops had suffered casualties too. It said , “Enemy
intercepts later confirmed destruction of terrorists, massive casualties to terrorists and enemy regulars supporting them.”
Of the three incidents described clearly in the records, the first one involved an officer who effectively outnumbered his opponents and defeated at least four men single handedly. The other record speaks of a sniper who got his targets by sharpshooting into a bunker. The last record speaks of a team that inflicted heavy casualties on Pakistani soldiers.
Here are a few Excerpts from the different records disclosed for the justification of gallantry award winners
“(The soldier) along with his buddy closed in and neutralised two sentries in the open… ensured the execution of the task flawlessly with clockwork precision and eliminated four enemy persons in close quarter combat.”
“With his decisive thinking, astute resolve and courage beyond call of duty, the officer eliminated four enemy persons and ensured no enemy escaped from the target location.”
“Despite heavy retaliation by terrorists and enemy regulars, he continued engaging the enemy while motivating his troops to destroy the target. Inspired by his conspicuous gallantry, grit and raw aggression, his men, despite being outnumbered, attacked the enemy with renewed aggression, stunning them into a state of psychological paralysis. The experienced (soldier) using his presence of mind and initiative, sensing grave danger and infliction of own casualties, with utter disregard to own safety under intense enemy fire ran down and fired killing two.”
All these records only justify one fact and that is our Indian Soldiers fought openly and defeated the opponents in their own den. Do let us know your views about these records in our comments section below.