The terrorist attack at Air Force Station Pathankot is highly condemnable and the security lapse, if any, as alleged by some people, has to be looked into seriously by the Government.
The personnel who were killed in the attack also need to be honored and their family taken care of well.
However, with all due respect to the departed commnados, I would like to strike a different note , which may not be palatable to many, in the case of deceased Lt Colonel Niranjan, who was killed on the second day. As per the reports available Lt Colonel Niranjan was killed when he was trying to diffuse the grenade on the body of a killed terrorist. Does that need to be considered as an encounter death, I wonder. Simply put, it only implies that the commando did not know how to do his job.First of all what was the need for a Lt Colonel trying to diffuse the grenade? Second, even if he had to, what type of precautions he had taken to handle such a job? Was he technically qualified to handle the job? If yes how did the grenade explode during the operation? All these questions need to be answered before we confer any bravery award or honors on the departed commando. I, for a moment, do not mean to belittle the sacrifice made by him in the operation nor am I casting any aspersions on his ability. Only question is should the death under such circumstances be treated as a great sacrifice fighting the terrorists?
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