‘The little boy whom I had protected in school opted for the NSG’

Bengaluru | Tuesday | 3rd January, 2017

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Niranjan lost his life during the terrorist attack on the Pathankot air base in January 2015. with his wife Radhika. When he revealed that he had opted to join the NSG, I couldn’t help but think that the little boy whom I had protected in school had ventured into a profession that required him to protect the motherland. Before he transferred the call to his wife Radhika, his last sentence was “Chechi, take care”, something I shall forever remember and preserve in my heart. That midnight, my youngest brother (late) Lt.

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Niranjan called from his Delhi residence to wish me a happy New Year 2016..