New Delhi,
\nPresident Ram Nath Kovind will tomorrow present Ashok Chakra, India\u2019s highest peacetime military decoration, posthumously to Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, a<\/p>\n
Garud commando of the Indian Air Force who died fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last year.<\/p>\n
Kirti Chakra has been awarded to Major Vijayant Bisht, who led an ambush in Chorgali forest of Kashmir\u2019 s Uri district, killed two terrorists and saved the life of<\/p>\n
another soldier.<\/p>\n
Corporal Nirala was part of an offensive launched by the Garud detachment and a Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Chanderger village of Bandipora district on<\/p>\n
November 18.<\/p>\n
The Garud detachment laid a close quarter ambush around the house where the terrorists were tipped to be hiding. Nirala positioned himself close to the<\/p>\n
approach of the hideout. While the detachment laid in wait, six terrorists rushed out, shooting and lobbing grenades.<\/p>\n
Nirala retaliated, gunning down two top Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists and injuring two others. He also received gunshot wounds. While being critically injured, Nirala<\/p>\n
continued retaliatory fire and succumbed to his injuries. All six terrorists were killed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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