An injured Army officer Lt Colonel Karanbir Singh Natt finally died after battling for his life for eight long years.
Natt from the Territorial Army (TA), died on Sunday, NDTV reported.
Lt Col KBS Natt, a Sena medal winner, had been in a coma since 2015, when he was hit by a bullet in the face during an operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara, it said.
Combat in which Lt. Col. Natt was injured:
Lt Col KBS Natt was the second-in-command of the 160 Infantry Battalion TA (Jammu and Kashmir Rifles). On November 22, 2015, the army had launched an operation in Haji Naka village of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara following intelligence regarding the presence of terrorists in the area.
November 2015
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In November 2015, the Kupwara area of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed back-to-back encounters. On November 17, the 41 Rashtriya Rifles commanded by Colonel Santosh Mahadik launched a massive anti-terror operation in the Kalaroos area of Kupwara. He led the operation from the front and in a fierce gun battle, he was hit in the chest and was severely injured but died due to the gunshot wounds.
Lt. Colonel Natt received a burst of fire after the terrorists were cornered in a hut. The officer was hit in the face by a Kalashnikov bullet and was seriously injured but he saved three of his men during the operation.
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Who was Lt. Col. Natt?
Lt. Col. Natt was an experienced officer who had served in the army for almost 20 years. Before joining the Territorial Army, Lt. Col. Natt joined the regular army in 1998 after passing out from the Officers Training Academy in Chennai and was commissioned in the 19th Battalion of the Brigade of Guards, a mechanized infantry regiment, through the Short Service Commission entry of the army.
After serving for almost 14 years, he left the regular army, though his love for the olive green never ended and he joined the Territorial Army.
