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Jintu Gogoi

Captain Jintu Gogoi (21 November 1970 – 30 June 1999), VrC was an Indian Army officer of 17 Garhwal Rifles. He was posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra, India's third highest wartime military decoration, for his courage and bravery in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Captain

Jintu Gogoi

VrC
Native name
জিন্টু গগৈ
Born21 November 1970
(Air Hospital, Kanpur), India
Died30 June 1999(1999-06-30) (aged 28)
Kargil,
Jammu & Kashmir,
India
AllegianceIndia
Service/branchIndian Army
Years of service1995–1999
Rank Captain
Service numberSS-36261
Unit17 Garhwal Rifles
Battles/warsKargil War
Operation Vijay
Awards Vir Chakra
Alma materGandhi Memorial National College
Ambala

Early life and military career edit

Captain Jintu Gogoi is the son of Duluprabha Gogoi and Flying officer Thogiram Gogoi, an Indian Air Force Veteran. Jintu Gogoi's father Thogiram Gogoi stated that his son Jintu always wanted to join the Indian Army.[8]

After graduation from Gandhi Memorial National College,[9] Jintu Gogoi joined Officers Training Academy, Chennai on 9 May 1994, and was commissioned into the 17th Battalion of the Garhwal Rifles on 11 March 1995.[10]

Before joining Kargil war, Gogoi took Mhow, YO, Winter Warfare, and Commando trainings.[11]

Kargil War and death edit

Just after his marriage engagement, Gogoi had to rush to Kargil as the war declared.[12]

On 29 June, Jintu Gogoi was assigned to evict the enemy from the Kalapathar area. All the companies, except the platoon led by Gogoi, exposed to enemy during the daytime, thus Gogoi decided to move at night.[13] Though Gogoi's platoon, under command, evicted the enemy, Gogoi had to pay for the victory with his supreme sacrifice.[14] There was an emotional funeral of Captain Gogoi,[15] as the major insurgent outfit ULFA called Army officers and personnel in the Indian Army to avoid the Kargil War.[16][17][18]

Vir Chakra edit

As described in Gogoi's Vir Chakra award citation:

On the night of 29–30 June 99 during Operation Vijay, Captain Jintu Gogoi was tasked to evict the enemy from Ridge Line Kala Pathar near Line of Control in general area of Juber Hill complex in Batalik Sub-Sector.[19]

With utter disregard to his personal safety, he led the troops in the face of heavy volume of fire and reached the top by night. However, he was immediently surrounded by the enemy. Captain Jintu Gogoi was asked to surrender by the enemy, as he had no chance to protect himself. Keeping utmost his loyalty to the unit, he chose the honourable way of fighting with valour and dignity. Captain Jintu Gogoi opened fire on the enemy killing two enemy soldiers before making his supreme sacrifice for the Nation. Before this action, he made sure that his group had taken cover for safety.[20]

Garhhwal Rifle on Jintu Gogoi edit

The Wiki page of Garhwal Rifles (See Kargil War Section) cited a note with disappointment about supreme sacrifice of Capt Jintu Gogoi with and others of Garhwal Rifles for their Heroism in Kargil War, with the citation:

The 17th Battalion was in the Batalik sub-sector and was tasked with assaulting Area Bump and Kalapathar in the Jubar Heights, a ridgeline overlooking Jubar top, astride the National Highway. The climb was arduous and all companies were ‘daylighted’ except for Capt Jintu Gogoi's platoon. The gallant ‘Bhullas’ took Kalapathar in the face of heavy enemy fire, and then came face to face with an enemy UMG emplacement. To the enemy's total surprise, Capt Gogoi launched an immediate attack on the UMG sangar, killing two intruders in hand-to-hand combat, being mortally wounded in the process. Capt Jintu Gogoi was awarded the Vir Chakra posthumously for his bravery in utter disregard for his own safety, but sadly his name is not much known between the people like Captain Vikram Batra, who was also a Kargil martyr. The battalion launched fresh attacks in the subsequent days and took Bump and Kalapathar. This paved the way for further successes – the battalion proceeded to take another dominating feature in the Muntho Dhalo complex, finally taking Point 5285 despite heavy snowfall and effective enemy fire including artillery fire due to the proximity of this feature to the LOC. The battalion was awarded Battle Honour ‘Batalik’ for its exploits in Op Vijay. Gallantry Awards received by the battalion were one Vir Chakra and one Mentioned-in-Despatches. In addition, was also awarded GOC-in-C Northern Command Unit Appreciation to the unit for their splendid work

Honours edit

  • Assam government posthumously awarded the state’s highest bravery award Bir Chilarai Award in 2008.[21]
  • In honour of Martyr Jintu Gogoi, JOYA GOGOI COLLEGE of Golaghat, from where Gogoi studied his pre-university, named the library as a mark of respect to the Kargil Martyr Capt. Jintu Gogoi.[22]
  • The Indian Army organizes Captain Jintu Gogoi, VrC Memorial Football Tournament every year.[23][24]
  • Jintu Gogoi is the first Assamese in Indian Army who sacrificed supreme in Kargil War.[25]
  • 2020 Tokyo Olympics Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain uses to pay her salute before she attempts any International game.[26]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Capt.Jintu Gogoi VrC". Archived from the original on 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ Borgohain, Tripti Madhuri (22 August 2021). "'The Kargil hero' of Assam". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ Dutt, Sanjay (2000). War and Peace in Kargil Sector. A.P.H. p. 339. ISBN 9788176481519.
  4. ^ Mahanta, Nani Gopal (2013). Confronting the State: ULFA's Quest for Sovereignty. SAGE Publications. p. 186. ISBN 9788132113270.
  5. ^ Tyagi, Vidya Prakash (2009). Martial races of undivided India. Kalpaz Publications. p. 118. ISBN 9788178357751.
  6. ^ Singh (Retd), Group Captain Ranbir (2005). Major Defence Operations Since 1947. Ocean Books. p. 163. ISBN 9788188322671.
  7. ^ Surana, Deepak (21 January 2020). The Kargil Folklore: Tales of Valour and Sacrifice from the Summer of 1999. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64760-857-6.
  8. ^ Hasnat, Karishma (27 July 2020). "'Always Wanted to Join Army,' Says Father About Martyred Son as Assam Honours Kargil War Heroes Amid Covid-19". News 18. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Prominent Alumni". Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Late Capt Jintu Gogoi: an unsung braveheart who died protecting nation". ETV BHARAT. 11 March 2020.
  11. ^ Das, Rahul (4 November 2000). "Martyr's father recalls son's deeds". The Tribune (Chandigarh).
  12. ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (26 July 2021). "'We are Proud of Our Son', Says Captain Jintu Gogoi's Mother on Kargil Vijay Diwas - Sentinelassam". The Sentinel (Guwahati). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  13. ^ Malik, V. P. (2006). Kargil from surprise to victory. New Delhi: HarperCollins. p. 201. ISBN 9788172236359.
  14. ^ Hasnat, Karishma (26 July 2020). "Kargil Vijay Diwas: In Assam, a father remembers the story of a hero". CNBC TV18.
  15. ^ Hazarika, Sanjoy; Raghavan, V. R; Centre for Security Analysis (Chennai, India) (2011). Conflicts in the Northeast: internal and external effects. Vij Books India. p. 97. ISBN 978-93-82573-48-7.
  16. ^ (New Delhi, India), Institute for Conflict Management (1999). "Faultlines". Faultlines. 12–13. University of Michigan. ISSN 0972-1290. OCLC 41507311.
  17. ^ Ray, Jayanta Kumar; Bhattacharya, Rakhee; (Kolkata, India), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, eds. (2008). Northeast India: Administrative Reforms and Economic Development. New Delhi: Har-Anand Publications. p. 120. ISBN 9788124114117.
  18. ^ Kumar, Satish; Vikas Publishing House (New Delhi, India); India Research Press (2001). "India's national security: annual review". India's National Security: Annual Review. University of Michigan: 425.
  19. ^ Bammi, Y. M (2002). Kargil 1999, impregnable conquered. University of Michigan. p. 324. ISBN 978-81-7525-352-0. OCLC 52040930. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Jintu Gogoi | Gallantry Awards". gallantryawards.gov.in. (see the tab "Citation")
  21. ^ "Assam honour for Kargil martyr - Jintu Gogoi posthumously conferred state's highest bravery award". The Telegraph (India). 18 July 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Joya Gogoi College". Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  23. ^ "The 16th edition of Captain Jintu Gogoi, VrC Memorial Football Tournament org by IndianArmy". Twitter. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  24. ^ Chakraborty, Avik (23 February 2020). "Veer Chakra Memorial Football Tournament kicks off". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  25. ^ Dutt, Sanjay (2000). War and peace in Kargil sector. New Delhi: A.P.H.Publ. p. 339. ISBN 978-81-7648-151-9.
  26. ^ "Olympic medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain visits National War Memorial". ThePrint. ThePrint. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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