GREAT SOLDIER SANDEEP UNNIKRISHNAN
Born: 15 March 1977
Died: 28 November 2008,
Award: Ashoka Chakra
Parents: K. Unnikrishnan, Dhanalakshmi Unnikrishnan
Places of burial: Hebbal, Bengaluru, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Service/branches: National Security Guard, Indian Army
The Story Behind the 26/11 Braveheart:
India would remember 26 November 2008 as a day when our security forces displayed outstanding courage in overcoming the siege at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai.
The elite National Security Guard (NSG) had to be called in to defeat the terrorists on 27 November. Fighting the terrorists on unfamiliar terrain, Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan lost his life during the attack.
Unnikrishnan led his team of NSG commandos up to the sixth floor of the Taj Hotel and was able to rescue 14 hostages from the clutches of the terrorists.
Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan died on the 28 November 2008 when he succumbed to bullets injuries that he had received while fighting and engaging terrorists during Operation Black Tornado.
The 31-year-old was the only son of a retired ISRO Officer K Unnikrishnan and Dhanalakshmi Unnikrishnan and was inducted into the Army in 1999.
He was given the Ashoka Chakra by the Indian government, which is the highest peace-time gallantry award.
The last message of the courageous officer of the Indian Army to the men carrying out the operation under him was, “Do not come up, I will handle them”.
This has now become a hallmark of his bravery.
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