Tribute to Lieutenant Puneet Nath Dutt: दिल्ली के डिफेंस कॉलोनी स्थित पार्क में शहीद लेफ्टिनेंट पुनीत नाथ दत्त की 27वीं शहादत वर्षगांठ मनाई गई. इस दौरान आर्मी और डिफेंस कॉलोनी के स्थानीय लोग ने उन्हें श्रद्धांजलि दी. 20 जुलाई 1997 को उन्होंने देश की रक्षा करते-करते अपने प्राण निछावर कर दिए थे.
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00:00I am very happy and proud to be a soldier, that you have come in such numbers.
00:18They had achieved bravery in 1997, when they were deployed in the Kashmir-Kati-Nusaira
00:25sector with the Gorkha Battalion.
00:29We were informed that in a house, terrorists were hiding, who had a large number of weapons
00:36and bullets.
00:37So Lt. Puneet Nath Dutt took his team and went towards them.
00:41As soon as he reached close, a large number of fire came from there, with automatic weapons.
00:49Puneet stopped his team and said, first I will go ahead and see what destruction I can do,
00:56then you come.
00:57He went ahead, he threw a hand grenade, then fired.
01:04But there was a lot of fire from the front, so he was shot and injured.
01:11But he did not give up.
01:13While firing, he threw a few more hand grenades.
01:18And he destroyed all three automatic weapons.
01:22He destroyed the hand grenade, so that there was no loss to the country.
01:27For this bravery, he was awarded the Ashoka Chakkar, which is awarded by the President.
01:34You saw during the Republic Day.
01:37And Ashoka Chakkar is the highest gallantry award in peacetime.
01:43And he got this bravery at the age of 23.
01:48Our brave soldiers remained.
01:51And they gave their best.
01:54In memory of them, this park is dedicated to them in the Defense Colony, Kasturbanagar Assembly.
02:00They got bravery in the war of 1997.
02:07Such people do not die.
02:11These are the sacrifices that remain forever.
02:15The sacrifices they have made for the country.
02:18The people of the country will always remember them.
02:21And today, in memory of them, a very big function has been organized.
02:28People are remembering them.
02:30They are paying tribute to them.
02:32And I have also come to pay tribute to them.
02:34Such people will always be remembered.
02:40And these great Indians of India will also be remembered for their sacrifice for the country.
02:48I pay tribute to them.
02:51And I hope that the people of the country will always remember such brave soldiers.