11 March,2022: "The Heroic Saga of Shaurya Chakra Awardee Major Aditya Bhadauria: Defending the Nation, Eliminating Terrorists in J&K's Pulwama"

 

Major Aditya Bhadauria, a valorous individual honored with the Shaurya Chakra, exemplifies courage and dedication in the face of adversity. Aditya's journey towards this prestigious recognition is nothing short of inspiring.

 

 

Hailing from Faridabad, Aditya Bhadauria demonstrated exceptional bravery during encounter with terrorists that unfolded on 11 March, 2022. In the line of duty, he exhibited remarkable composure and quick thinking, ultimately leading to the successful resolution of a critical situation.

 

 

 

On March 11, 2022, Major Bhadauria received intelligence about terrorists hiding in a village in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. Bhadauria, along with his team, strategically surrounded the village, urging the residents to evacuate and putting pressure on the terrorists to surrender. However, the terrorists responded with an assault rifle and grenades.

 

 

 

Displaying remarkable bravery, Aditya Bhadauria swiftly assessed the situation and took charge, leading his team in a crossfire against the terrorists. In a courageous act, Major Bhadoriya successfully neutralized the threat, eliminating the terrorist and ensuring the safety of the villagers.

 

 

 

Recognizing his unparalleled courage, President Droupdi Murmu conferred upon him the Shaurya Chakra, one of the nation's highest peacetime gallantry awards. This honor serves as a tribute to Major Aditya Bhadauria’s extraordinary valor and unwavering commitment to defending the nation.

 

 

On 11 March 2022, a time critical input was received regarding presence of terrorists in a village in Pulwama District (Jammu and Kashmir). Major Aditya Bhadauria as mission leader displayed exceptional leadership and tactical acumen in laying an impeccable cordon with surprise.

 

During evacuation of civilians from target cluster, terrorists using assault rifles engaged own troops with indiscriminate auto fire and grenades in which one civilian was injured. Major Aditya Bhadauria effectively retaliated, ensured safe evacuation of civilian and tactically readjusted the cordon to foil escape bid by terrorists.

 

The hiding terrorists split up and continued engaging troops while own fire was not effective on their positions. Major Aditya Bhadauria and his buddy stealthily crawled under fire towards one of the hiding terrorist. Undeterred by heavy hostile fire, he lobbed grenade which forced terrorist out from cover coming face to face with him. Exhibiting nerves of steel and raw courage, Major Aditya Bhadauria eliminated a hard core foreign terrorist in an extremely close quarter fire fight.