A soldier from Bhandup has received the prestigious Chief of Army Staff citation (Commendation Card) for his role in an operation that led to the arrest of three militants in Jammu and Kashmir last year.

Major Nitin Shetty, 33, was posted in Jammu last year when the jawans of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) came under attack from militants on September 20, 2017. The jawans were manning a post outside the 8-5 km under-construction Jawahar tunnel in Banihal, Ramban district, Jammu Province. The tunnel facilitates round-the-year road connectivity between Srinagar and Jammu. The attack took place around 7.15 pm, leaving a head SSB constable martyred. Another jawan lost his jawbone due to a blunt force attack. The terrorists had snatched two rifles before fleeing from the spot.