Major Soubam Kinobabu listed for Gallantry award
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 06 2023:
Major Soubam Kinobabu Singh of Manipur, who currently holds major rank in the 2nd Battalion Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, will be awarded with the Sena Medal (Gallantry) at the Central Command Investiture Ceremony in Jabalpur on February 8 .
He will be awarded for displaying exceptional leadership, conspicuous bravery and devotion beyond call of duty during his stint as a Search Party Commander in 2021 at Nala, said PRO Defence (Imphal & Kohima) .
The PRO said Kinobabu, on September 26, 2021, was tasked to neutralise terrorists hiding in Nala in a well concealed position.
The officer quickly organised his party and closed onto the terrorist location in difficult terrain under heavy small arms fire.
He displayed exceptional leadership, raw courage and bravely leading from the front, and closed towards the terrorists through intermittent firing along with Lance Naik Stanzin Dorjey and Lance Naik Aabid Bashir Dar.
The officer crawled up to close vicinity of the terrorists and engaged the terrorists in intense fire fight.
One terrorist got injured initially and at the same time the other terrorist moved out pleading for surrender even as the injured terrorist continued heavy fire on the troops.
However, Major Kinobabu again made quick appreciation of situation and with utter disregard to personal safety, crawled towards the terrorist under heavy fire and neutralised him single handily at extremely close range.
For displaying exceptional leadership, conspicuous bravery and devotion beyond call of duty, Major Soubam Kinobabu will be awarded 'Sena Medal (Gallantry)', said the release.