"Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it, it flies with the
last breath of each soldier who died
protecting it."
In India, the incidents of cross-border infiltrations, movements and
attacks by terrorists are not new. A similar kind of incident happened in the
Naugam sector of Kashmir in May,2016. The movement of a group of four
terrorists was noticed in the harsh Himalayan terrain of Naugam in Jammu &
Kashmir. Taking action against this infiltration, an order was passed by the
concerned authorities to Havildar Hangpan Dada to neutralize the infiltration
by the terrorists.
On May 26, 2016, Dada, as Sabu post commander of 35 Rashtriya Rifles
(RR) with his team took the charge. Dada, being a true leader and an Indian
Army soldier led his team from the front . There was a close encounter between
the Dada's team and the terrorists. Dada fought with intelligence and great
valor. Terrorists hid behind the rocks still Dada killed two terrorists
immediately after spotting them. After this, Dada moved forward to the third
terrorist and killed him in close combat however during the fight , the fourth
terrorist fired at Dada and he got injured but recollecting his strength, Dada
stood up again to kill that terrorist. But in the procees Dada was shot again
and got severely injured. Reacting to this a team member of Dada sieved the terrorist's
chest with bullets .
And in
this way, all the four terrorists were neutralized and the operation was
successful but at the same time, India lost one of her brave sons. Havildar
Hangpan Dada sacrificed his life for the sake of his motherland.
Literally, soldiers
like Dada are the real backbone of the Indian defence forces . Hangpan Dada was
born in Borduria village, Tirap district,Arunanchal Pradesh. He joined the 3rd
battalion of the Parachute Regiment on 28 October 1997. In 2005, he was
transferred to the Assam Regimental Centre, and on 24 January 2008, he joined
the 4th battalion, Assam Regiment. He then requested a transfer to a Rashtriya
Rifles battalion on operations in Jammu and Kashmir and then he was posted to
35 Rashtriya Rifles in May 2016 where he killed four terrorists with his team.
Dada was married to ChasenLowang and had two beautiful children, daughter
Roukhin and son Senwang. Sengwang wants to become an Indian Army officer.
Dada was awarded
with Ashoka Chakra (posthumous) , the highest military gallantry award during
peace-time operations on 26 Jan 2017.
Salute to Ashok Chakra Havildar Hangpan Dada.......JAI HIND !
Thank you,
Manu Sharma