Army pays homage to Kargil martyr

The Indian Army paid homage today to Kargil martyr and local lad Capt Keishing Clifford Nongrum, who died fighting Pak intruders in 1999 in an operation to recapture an important point in Batalik sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
General Officer Commanding of 101 Area, Lieutenant General D S Ahuja and other senior army officials laid wreaths at the bust of Nongrum at Rhino Heritage Museum here during the ceremony on Kargil Vijay Diwas today.
Nongrum's parents, Keishing Peter Nongrum and Saily Nongrum besides his other family members were also present on the occasion.
He is the first and the only person in Meghalaya to have been awarded the second highest gallantry award, the 'Maha Vir Chakra' for bravery posthumously.

Born in March 1975, Nongrum did his schooling here. Prior to being commissioned in the 12th Battalion Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, he graduated from Officer Training Academy in 1996.