Commando kills 10 terrorists in 11 days, dies fighting

Standing out for his toughness in an elite unit, an Indian Army commando proved his mettle with three consecutive, anti-terrorist missions in the Kashmir Valley in which he gunned down 10 militants and captured one before laying down his life — but not before ensuring the operation was a success, a defence official said on Saturday.

“Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami, a Special Forces Commando of the Indian Army has created a unique history of valour and dedication to duty by eliminating 10 terrorists in 11 days before laying down his life in service of the nation in the Kashmir Valley,” Army’s Udhampur-based Northern Command spokesman, Col S D Goswami said.

Lance Naik Goswami, who was killed in a gunfight with militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, “volunteered to join the elite para commando outfit in 2002 and went on to gain the reputation of being one of the toughest soldiers of his unit — no small feat in an outfit that boasts of being one among the best in the world,” said the spokesman. He volunteered for all operational missions undertaken by his unit and was a part of numerous successful counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir, he added. “In the last 11 days, he was actively involved in three counter-terrorism operations in the Kashmir Valley in which 10 terrorists were eliminated and one captured alive,” he said.