Hav Gajender Singh of 51 Special Action Group led his squad at Nariman House, Mumbai, in November 2008 and kept closing in after a grenade wounded him.
The top floor of Nariman House
On the night of 27 November 2008, Havildar Gajender Singh led his squad into Nariman House in Mumbai, where terrorists were holding hostages. National Security Guard commandos reached the building by fast rope onto its roof.
After the top floor was cleared, he reached the position the terrorists had taken up. As he closed in they threw a grenade, which injured him.
He went on firing and moving forward, exposed to their fire. He injured one of the terrorists and forced the others back into a room, and he continued the fight until he died of his injuries. His date of death is recorded as 28 November 2008.
From Ganeshpur, Dehradun
He came from Ganeshpur in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, and studied at Janata Inter College in Naya Gaon. His school remembered his interest in boxing.
The Defence Ministry's list records him as 4073611 Havildar Gajender Singh, of the Parachute Regiment, serving with 51 Special Action Group. The family name Bisht does not appear in that release. The Ashoka Chakra was conferred on 26 January 2009.
Official text from the Press Information Bureau
In the night of 27th November 2008, Havildar Gajender Singh was leading his squad in the operation to rescue hostages from the terrorists at Nariman House, Mumbai. After clearing the top floor of the terrorists, he reached the place where the terrorists had taken position. As he closed in, the terrorists hurled a grenade injuring him. Undeterred, he kept firing and closing in on the terrorists by exposing himself to the hostile fire. In the act, he injured one of the terrorists and forced the others to retreat inside a room. He continued the encounter till he succumbed to his injuries. Havildar Gajender Singh displayed most conspicuous courage against grave odds and made the supreme sacrifice for the nation in combating the terrorists.
Source: Press Information Bureau release. Reproduced as printed, including any errors in the original.