Army Major Chitresh Bisht, who was martyred while defusing an IED near LOC was to get married in 19 days
Two days after Pulwama attack, an army major Chitresh Bisht martyred on duty while defusing an IED new LOC in Kashmir on Saturday. Major bisht was due to get married in next month and was returning home on February 28 for the March 7 wedding.
Major Bisht was spearheading a squad of bomb disposal unit when mines were found in Jammu and Kashmir's Naushera sector. During which one mine was diffused but another went off. Major succumbed to his injuries.
The 31-year-old major Bisht survived by his parents. His father is a retired policeman and his mother is a homemaker.
"At about 1500 hours on 16 Feb 19, during sanitisation of track in Naushera Sector, mines were detected on the track. Major Chitresh Singh Bisht leading the Bomb Disposal Team defused one of the mines successfully.
While neutralizing another mine, the device got activated and the officer suffered grievous injuries and attained martyrdom," a government statement said, adding Major Bisht was a sincere and brave officer.
The officer was from the Corps of Engineers. Meanwhile, a number of prominent personalities expressed their anguish at his death. "I salute the supreme sacrifice made by Major Bisht in the service of the nation and send my heartfelt condolences to the martyr's family. The entire country stands with them in this hour of grief." Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya and former chief minister Harish Rawat have also condoled the death of Major Bisht.
First published: 17 February 2019, 17:13 IST