Lance Naik Marigendra Nath Pramanik who made supreme sacrifice for the country
| 18-Dec-2018 |
Lance Naik Marigendra Nath Pramanik lost his life while he was patrolling on 11th December, 2017. He was swept away during heavy snowfall resulting in avalanches in the area in Gurez sector in the mountainous northern region of the Kashmir valley. The body of Lance Naik Marigendra Nath Pramanik was recovered after one week of search on 18 Dec 2017. Lance Naik Marigendra Nath Pramanik hailed from Kumar Chak village in Purva Midnapur district of West Bengal. He joined the Indian Army in 2003 at the age of 18 years. By the year 2017, Lance Naik Marigendra Nath Pramanik had put in 14 years of service operating in various areas with different terrain and operating conditions. During 2017, Lance Naik Marigendra Nath Pramanik’s unit was deployed in the Gurez sector in J & K. The Gurez sector, located in Bandipora district, is one of the remote parts of the valley and remains inaccessible during winter when snow shuts the only road which links it with the district headquarters. The sector is heavily militarized and soldiers are stationed on mountaintop posts to guard the Line of Control and prevent infiltration of militants. General Bipin Rawat and all ranks of Indian Army salute Lance Naik Marigendra Nath Pramanik who made the supreme sacrifice in Gurez Sector Jammu and Kashmir