Neikezhakuo Kengurüse
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| Nickname(s) | Nimbu Sahib Neibu |
| Born | 15 July 1974 Nerhema, Kohima district, Nagaland, India |
| Died | 28 June 1999 (aged 24) Black Rock, Kargil, Jammu & Kashmir, India |
| Allegiance |  Republic of India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1998–1999 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | 2nd Rajputana Rifles (Army Service Corps) |
| Battles/wars | Kargil War Operation Vijay |
| Awards |  Maha Vir Chakra |
Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse, MVC (15 July 1974 – 28 June 1999) was an Indian Army officer of 2 Rajputana Rifles, who was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest gallantry award, for exemplary valour in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999.
Early life[]
Kengurüse was born at Nerhema village in Kohima district, Nagaland, India. His father was Neisielie Kengurüse. He had two brothers named Ngseue Kengurüse and Atoulie Kengurüse. He did his schooling at St. Xavier School in Jalukie and graduated from Kohima Science College.
He was worked as a teacher at the Government High School in Kohima from 1994 to 1997.
Military career[]
Kengurüse was commissioned into Army Service Corps of the Indian Army on 12 December, 1998, and was in the midst of his field attachment with 2nd Rajputana Rifles battalion.[1][2]
He was fondly nicknamed Neibu by his family and friends. Some soldiers under his command called him Nimbu Sahib (Lemon Sir).[3] A memorial was constructed at Pheza Village in his memory.[4]
Kargil War[]
On 28 June 1999, at Lone Hill, Drass sector as a part of a commando platoon he established foothold for his platoon at 16000 feet (environmental temperature was at -10 deg. Celsius). Being inspired by the renowned headhunter Perheile, who was his great great grandfather, he climbed barefeet and once on top killed 4 infiltrators before being shot.[5]Capt. Kenguruse is one of the top 15 decorated soldiers and officers of Kargil War.[6]
Maha Vir Chakra[]
The citation for the Maha Vir Chakra reads as follows:[7]
Operation: Op Vijay - Kargil
Effective Date of Award: 28 Jun 1999
CITATION
CAPTAIN NEIKEZHAKUO KENGURUSE (IC-58396)
(POSTHUMOUS)
2 RAJPUTANA RIFLES (ASC)
Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse was the Ghatak Platoon Commander during the attack on Area Black Rock in the Drass Sector on the night of 28 June 1999 during Operation VIJAY.
He volunteered to undertake a daring commando mission of attacking a well-sited enemy machine gun position, on a cliff face, which was heavily interfering with all the approaches to the main objective of the Battalion. As the commando team scaled the cliff face, it came under intense mortar and automatic fire, which caused heavy casualties.
The officer sustained a splinter injury in his abdomen. Bleeding profusely yet undeterred, he urged his men to carry on with the assault. On reaching the final cliff face, the commando team was halted by a sheer rock wall that separated them from the enemy machine-gun post. The officer took off his shoes to get a good grip and scaled the rock wall carrying with him a rocket launcher, which he fired at the enemy position.
Unmindful of his personal safety, the officer thereafter charged at the enemy position and personally killed two men with his rifle and another two with his commando knife in a hand to hand combat before succumbing to his injury.
By his daredevil act, Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse single-handedly neutralised the enemy position, which had tied up the Battalion's progress.
Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse displayed conspicuous gallantry indomitable resolve, grit and determination beyond the call of duty and made the supreme sacrifice in the face of the enemy, in true traditions of the Indian Army.
The Army Service Corps in Bangalore has an entrance gate named in his honour.[8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The Eastern Mirror". The Eastern Mirror. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Capt Neikezhakuo Kenguruse, MVC". Honoourpoint.
- ^ "Newsgram". Newsgram. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Kargil Martyr honored". Nagaland Post. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-war-india-can-t-forget/story-EVroOl7HM0nJqxZZuhvekO.html
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-war-india-can-t-forget/story-EVroOl7HM0nJqxZZuhvekO.html
- ^ "NEIKEZHAKUO KENGURUSE | Gallantry Awards". gallantryawards.gov.in.
- ^ Mohit Rao (6 November 2015). "Army Services Corps honours its sole Mahavir Chakra awardee". The Hindu. Bangalore.
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