Lt Col. Niranjan E.K awarded Shark Chakra posthumously

Q.  Who has been awarded the Shaurya Chakra in 2016?
- Published on 16 Aug 16

a. Lt. Col. Niranjan
b. Lt. Col Ganeshan
c. Lt. Col Natrajan
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Lt. Col. Niranjan
 
Lt. Col Niranjan EK, head of the NSG bomb disposal unit was killed while neutralising a dead terrorist during the Pathankot based terror attack in January 2016 has been honoured with the third highest peacetime gallantry medal of the country, Shaurya Chakra.
  • Niranjan was a officer of the Army’s Corps of Engineer was part of the special NSG commandos unit.
  • He was a senior counter IED officer and suffered a lung collapse due to a bomb detonation on the dead terrorist’s body; for this act of valour, he was awarded Shaurya Chakra.
  • He had vast experience in anti sabotage and sanitisation checks on live bomb including IEDs.

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