Major Dinesh Raghu Raman of 34 Rashtriya Rifles pulled three wounded men to safety in Baramulla district on 2 October 2007.
Under fire in Baramulla district
At 0855 hours on 2 October 2007, Major Dinesh Raghu Raman was closing on suspected houses in a village in Baramulla district when he heard a seriously injured fellow officer shouting. He crawled to him under heavy fire and got him out, along with two other injured soldiers.
He then went after two terrorists who had caused heavy casualties among the troops and shot both dead in a close-quarter fight. Fire from another house wounded him seriously. He kept leading his men and pinning down the terrorists until he lost consciousness, and died later of his injuries.
Company command at Aripanthan
He was born on 6 April 1978 to S. K. Murthy and Mala. He went to Kendriya Vidyalaya, INA Colony, New Delhi, and joined the National Defence Academy in 1996 before commissioning into 19 Jat. Posted to 34 Rashtriya Rifles on 22 February 2006, he commanded C Company at Aripanthan, and in June 2007 he conducted an operation in which three terrorists were killed. He held the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card from Drass during Operation Parakram. His father received the Ashoka Chakra on 26 January 2008.
Official text from the Press Information Bureau
On 02 October 2007, at 0820 hrs Major Dinesh Raghu Raman deployed his company in a village in Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir where an encounter with terrorists had commenced. At 0855 hrs, while closing in on suspected houses, Major Raman heard shouts of a fellow officer who had been seriously injured. Displaying camaraderie and esprit-de-corps of the highest order he crawled towards him under heavy hostile fire. He extricated him and two other injured soldiers to safety. He then took on two terrorist who had caused heavy casualties to the troops and in a fierce close quarter battle shot both of them dead. The other terrorists now fired on Major Raman from another house. In the ensuing firefight, Major Raman was seriously injured. Undeterred, he continued leading and motivating his troops and pinned down the terrorists till he fell unconscious. He later succumbed to his injuries. Major Raman displayed most conspicuous bravery besides camaraderie and leadership of the highest order and made the supreme sacrifice for the nation.
Source: Press Information Bureau release. Reproduced as printed, including any errors in the original.