Know About Captain Gurjinder Singh Suri MAHA VIR CHAKRA #RememberingOurHeroes
| 12-Mar-2021 |
Captain Gurjinder Singh Suri was the Ghatak Platoon commander and was located at Forward Defended Locality in Jammu and Kashmir. On 09 November 1999, enemy launched an attack on own post which was successfully repulsed. The enemy retreated, seizing the opportunity the Ghatak Platoon was launched to pursue the fleeing enemy. Captain Suri imediately deployed his support group to take care of any reinforcement/interference and set out to clear the bunkers one by one. When he saw that one comrade was grievously injured in the process, he quickly moved on with his buddy, to clear the bunker.
He killed two enemy soldiers with his AK rifle and silenced the MACHINE GUN. However, he got a burst in his left arm in the process. Unmindful of his injury, Captain Suri continued to inspire his men to accomplish the task. He then lobbed two hand grenades into a bunker and entered inside spraying bullets with his AK rifle killing one enemy soldier instantly. At this point the officer was hit by an enemy Rocket Propelled Grenade and was critically wounded.
He refused to be evacuated and continued to exhort his men till he breathed his last. The officer displayed extraordinary junior leadership, inspired by which the ghataks fell upon the enemy with Vengeance and annihilated them.
Captain Gurjinder Singh Suri, thus, displayed conspicuous bravery and junior leadership of the highest order in the face of the enemy and made the supreme sacrifice.