Dad! I am on an operation, were the last words of Lt. Colonel Niranjan Kumar to his father Shivarajan E.K., who called his 35-year-old son on Saturday afternoon.- Father and daughter of Lt Col Niranjan Kumar at their home in Bengaluru on Monday. 'Dad! I am on an operation', were the last words of Niranjan Kumar to his father Shivarajan E.K., who called his 35-year-old son on Saturday afternoon.
- Indian army soldiers carry a portrait of India's National Security Guard commando, Niranjan Kumar. He was killed while he was trying to defuse a live grenade from the body of a dead terrorist at the Pathankot airbase.
- Wife Radhika, center, gestures as she sits next to the coffin of her husband and India's National Security Guard commando, Niranjan Kumar, who was among those killed in the attack on the Pathankot air force base after the body was brought to
- My son always wanted to join the army since his childhood. I am very proud that he has done his job well, says his father.
- Senior officers of NSG were present on the occasion to salute the brave officer who laid down his life in the line of duty.
- Gursewak, whose icon was legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, had joined Indian Air Force about six years ago after completing his graduation and had got married on November 18.
- The martyr's father Sucha Singh, who is a farmer, had earlier stated that he was proud that his son had laid down his life for the country.
- Earlier as the final journey of the martyr, who got married in November last year, began for the cremation ground, Gursewak's mother Amrik Kaur fainted several times while his widow Jaspreet Kaur was inconsolable.
- Amid slogans of 'Bharat mata ki jai', the mortal remains of Pathankot martyr Garud Commando Gursewak Singh were consigned to flames at his native town in the district on Monday with full military honours.
- He is survived by his wife Dr Radhika and a one-and-a half-year-old daughter Vismaya. He was recently promoted to Lt. Colonel and was posted as NSG Commando in New Delhi.
- Lt. Colonel Niranjan Kumar, a member of the National Security Guard’s (NSG) Bomb Disposal Squad, was killed while he was trying to defuse a live grenade from the body of a dead terrorist at the Pathankot airbase.
Dad! I am on an operation, were the last words of Lt. Colonel Niranjan Kumar to his father Shivarajan E.K., who called his 35-year-old son on Saturday afternoon.
<p>Amid slogans of 'Bharat mata ki jai', the mortal remains of Pathankot martyr Garud Commando Gursewak Singh were consigned to flames at his native town in the district on Monday with full military honours.</p><p>The martyr's family members were inconsolable as Hardeep, the elder brother of 25-year-old Gursewak, lit the funeral pyre. Rich tributes were paid to the martyr who was also accorded a gun salute.</p><p>Earlier as the final journey of the martyr, who got married in November last year, began for the cremation ground, Gursewak's mother Amrik Kaur fainted several times while his widow Jaspreet Kaur was inconsolable.</p><p>“Dad! I am on an operation,” were the last words of Lt. Colonel Niranjan Kumar to his father Shivarajan E.K., who called his 35-year-old son on Saturday afternoon.</p><p>Shivarajan was anxiously waiting for his son to return the call, hoping that the operations would get over soon. But, he was left heart broken when the news of his son’s death reached him on Sunday morning.</p><p>“I was not aware that my son was in the operation fighting terrorists. I called him on Saturday to discuss a few things related to the family when he just said - ‘Dad! I am on an operation’,” said Mr Shivarajan, proud father of Lt. Col. Kumar.</p><p>Lt. Colonel Niranjan Kumar, a member of the National Security Guard’s (NSG) Bomb Disposal Squad, was killed while he was trying to defuse a live grenade from the body of a dead terrorist at the Pathankot airbase.</p>
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