‘He led from the front, even when he didn't have to'
Three-Year old Sidharth does not understand the reason why his toys have been shifted out of the living room to make way for white sheets and incense sticks, or why his mother's tears have been flowing all night.
Tomorrow his father, Lt Col M S Kadam, would have turned 38. Instead, today evening, his body reached home. The officer laid down his life on Sunday personally leading an assault to bring down the most wanted militant in Jammu and Kashmir.
As the officiating commanding officer of 22 Rashtriya Rifles, Kadam was not even supposed to lead an assault such as this. But, when he received information that Hafiz Nisar, the Lashkar-e-Toiba's commander in Kashmir, was hiding in Rafiabad's Chatloora village, Kadam could not sit back and watch.
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Tomorrow his father, Lt Col M S Kadam, would have turned 38. Instead, today evening, his body reached home. The officer laid down his life on Sunday personally leading an assault to bring down the most wanted militant in Jammu and Kashmir.
As the officiating commanding officer of 22 Rashtriya Rifles, Kadam was not even supposed to lead an assault such as this. But, when he received information that Hafiz Nisar, the Lashkar-e-Toiba's commander in Kashmir, was hiding in Rafiabad's Chatloora village, Kadam could not sit back and watch.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.indianexpress.com
Labels: 22 Rashtriya Rifles, Jammu and Kashmir, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Lt Col M S Kadam, militant, Rafiabad's Chatloora village
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