So recently we have posted a picture of Naik Digendra Kumar, also know as COBRA, he was an Indian army commando and came into picture for his superhero act during Kargil war.
We posted a picture of him on our Facebook page and in three days it was viewed by more than 1 Million people on Facebook, shared 10,000+ times. The picture told his brave act during Kargil war and the story sounds like an action movie script but it happened in reality.
BUT, this isn’t the only story about him you will hear today, as per his wiki page, he has done something else which is not only unbelievable but also made us wonder “Why this Indian army soldier never got Param Vir Chakra”. We know our soldiers never ask for medals and they do their selfless duty, but the curosity will always remain there.
Check these facts below and put your thoughts.
Naik Digendra Kumar In Operation Pawan
Operation Pawan was the code name assigned to operations by the Indian Peace Keeping Force to take control of Jaffna from the LTTE in late 1987, enforcing the disarmament of the LTTE as a part of the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord. After fighting that lasted for about three weeks, the IPKF took control of the Jaffna Peninsula from the LTTE, something that the Sri Lankan army had attempted and failed to achieve for several years. Supported by Indian army tanks, helicopter gunships, and heavy artillery, the IPKF routed the LTTE, although they lost 214 soldiers in the process.
Kumar and his group were assigned to patrol dominant areas in Tamil. Five Tamil militants fired and killed five soldiers from Kumar’s squad. In return, Kumar and the remaining soldiers of his squad followed the militants into the house of an MLA. However, the MLA opposed the action, and in the ensuing firefight the MLA, along with the five Tamil militants, was killed. This caused some controversy, and Kumar was penalised and remanded.
Meanwhile, 36 soldiers of the 10th Parachute Regiment were captured and held by the LTTE. Lt. Gen. A.S. Kalkat assigned the task of freeing them to Kumar. Kumar took with him 50Â kg ammunition and some biscuits and sailed up the river. Kumar saved the soldiers (who had been held in the forest for 72 hours), destroyed an important ammunition depot, and killed 39 militants.
Role in the Kargil war
Major Vivek Gupta, of the 2nd Battalion of the Rajputana Rifles and his company were given the task of 
recapturing Point 4590 on Tololing Hill in the Dras sector. The objective was to capture the enemy post, located at high altitude (15,000 feet).
Kumar commanded the Light Machine Gun Group during his company’s assault. Besides Kumar, the commando team included Major Vivek Gupta, Subedar Bhanwar Lal Bhakar, Subedar Surendra Singh Rathor, Lance Naik Jasvir Singh, Naik Surendra, Naik Chaman Singh Tewatia, Lans Naik Bachchan Singh, CMH Jashvir Singh, and Havaldar Sultan Singh Narwar.
The Pakistani army had made 11 bunkers on the Tololing hilltop. Kumar was to target the first and the last bunkers. The other commandos were to target the remaining 9 bunkers.
On 13 June 1999, while nearing its objective, the Assault Group came under enemy fire and took casualties. Subedar Bhanwar Lal Bhakar, Lance Naik Jasvir Singh, Naik Surendra, and Naik Chaman Singh were all killed. Major Vivek Gupta himself was killed by a bullet wound to the head.[1] Although Kumar was hit by a bullet in his left arm, he kept firing on the enemy with his light machine gun. His fire facilitated his men’s advancement, allowing them to physically assault the enemy position and clear the area after a hand-to-hand fight. He was responsible to killed 48 Pakistani soldiers single handedly and received total 18 bullets on his body armour.
Story of Naik Digendra Kumar
Major Vivek Gupta, of the 2nd Battalion of the Rajputana Rifles and his company were given the task of recapturing Point…
Posted by SSBCrack on Thursday, March 10, 2016
