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'''Manish Pitambare''' was a [[Para Commandos (India)|paratrooper from the Special Forces]] of the [[Indian Army]] who posthumously received the [[Kirti Chakra]], India's second-highest peace-time [[gallantry]] [[Military decoration|decoration]].
Major '''Manish Pitambare''' [[Kirti Chakra|KC]] was an [[Indian Army]] officer who posthumously received the [[Kirti Chakra]], India's second highest peacetime gallantry decoration.


==Biography==
==Education==
After obtaining his [[Secondary School Certificate]] with almost 90% marks, Pitambare joined the Armed Forces after his SSC.<ref name="obit">{{cite news|url=http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/28obit.htm|title=An obituary for Major Manish Pitambare|last=Dhuri|first=Shailesh|date=28 November 2006|publisher=Rediff News, India|language=English|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> He went on to join the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] in [[Pune]], and joined the [[Indian Army|Army]] in 1996.<ref name="sms-thane">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sms-to-thane-death-on-duty-in-j&k/17616/2|title=SMS to Thane, death on duty in J&K|last=Rangnekar|first=Prashant|date=30 November 2006|publisher=The Indian Express Limited|language=English|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> He was made a Major before the age of 31.<ref name="obit"/>
After obtaining his [[Secondary School Certificate]] with marks of almost 90%, Pitambare joined the [[Services Preparatory Institute]] (SPI) in [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]] and then prepared for the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] (NDA).<ref name="obit">{{cite news|url=http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/28obit.htm|title=An obituary for Major Manish Pitambare|last=Dhuri|first=Shailesh|date=28 November 2006|publisher=Rediff News, India|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> He went on to join the NDA in [[Pune]], and went on to the [[Indian Military Academy]] (IMA). He commissioned into the Indian Army in 1996.<ref name="sms-thane">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sms-to-thane-death-on-duty-in-j&k/17616/2|title=SMS to Thane, death on duty in J&K|last=Rangnekar|first=Prashant|date=30 November 2006|publisher=The Indian Express Limited|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> He was made a [[Major (rank)|Major]] before the age of 31.<ref name="obit"/>


==Military career==
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He married his wife (Mughda) in 2003<ref name="sms-thane"/> and the couple had a daughter Yukta in 2005.<ref name="sms-thane"/>
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Pitambare was part of the team that tracked down [[Al-Badr (Jammu and Kashmir)|Al-Badr]] militant Toufik Akmal, wanted for his suspected links to the [[11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings]].<ref name="sms-thane"/>


In 2006, Pitambare was serving with the 3rd battalion of the [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]] and was on counter-insurgency operations in the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. On 27 November 2006, during a night-long gun battle in south Kashmir's [[Bijbehara]], Pitambare shot dead Suhail Faizal, one of [[Hizbul Mujahideen]]’s top commanders in [[Kashmir]].<ref name="sms-thane"/> He was later killed in the same battle.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/28hizb.htm|title=Army major, Hizb terrorist killed in Kashmir encounter|last=Ahmad|first=Mukhtar|date=28 November 2006|publisher=Rediff India Abroad|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref>
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He was part of the team that tracked down [[Al-Badr (India)|Al-Badr]] militant Toufik Akmal, wanted for his suspected links to the [[11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings]].<ref name="sms-thane"/>


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In January 2007, Pitambare was posthumously awarded the [[Kirti Chakra]], India's second highest peacetime gallantry award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=219436|title=Western Command GOC-in-C to receive award|date=26 January 2007|publisher=Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd|accessdate=2009-08-10}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
He was killed following a night-long gun battle in south [[Kashmir]]'s [[Bejibehara]] town on 27 November 2006, when he was a member of the [[Para Commandos (India)|3 Para Regiment]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/28hizb.htm|title=Army major, Hizb terrorist killed in Kashmir encounter|last=Ahmad|first=Mukhtar|date=28 November 2006|publisher=Rediff India Abroad|language=English|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> During the battle, Pitambare shot dead Suhail Faizal, one of [[Hizbul Mujahideen]]’s top commanders in [[Kashmir]].<ref name="sms-thane"/>


==Personal life==
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In January 2007, Pitambare was posthumously awarded the [[Kirti Chakra]], India's second-highest Peace-Time Gallantry Award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=219436|title=Western Command GOC-in-C to receive award|date=26 January 2007|publisher=Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd|language=English|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref>
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Pitambare married his wife Mughda in 2003 and the couple had a daughter, Yukta, in 2005.<ref name="sms-thane"/>


== References ==
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Major

Manish Pitambare

KC
Major Manish Pitambare
Born1975
Died27 November 2006
Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India
AllegianceIndia India
Service / branch Indian Army
Years of service1996–2006
Rank Major
Unit3 Para
Awards Kirti Chakra

Major Manish Pitambare KC was an Indian Army officer who posthumously received the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime gallantry decoration.

Education

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After obtaining his Secondary School Certificate with marks of almost 90%, Pitambare joined the Services Preparatory Institute (SPI) in Aurangabad, Maharashtra and then prepared for the National Defence Academy (NDA).[1] He went on to join the NDA in Pune, and went on to the Indian Military Academy (IMA). He commissioned into the Indian Army in 1996.[2] He was made a Major before the age of 31.[1]

Military career

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Pitambare was part of the team that tracked down Al-Badr militant Toufik Akmal, wanted for his suspected links to the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings.[2]

In 2006, Pitambare was serving with the 3rd battalion of the Parachute Regiment and was on counter-insurgency operations in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. On 27 November 2006, during a night-long gun battle in south Kashmir's Bijbehara, Pitambare shot dead Suhail Faizal, one of Hizbul Mujahideen’s top commanders in Kashmir.[2] He was later killed in the same battle.[3]

In January 2007, Pitambare was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime gallantry award.[4]

Personal life

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Pitambare married his wife Mughda in 2003 and the couple had a daughter, Yukta, in 2005.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dhuri, Shailesh (28 November 2006). "An obituary for Major Manish Pitambare". Rediff News, India. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  2. ^ a b c d Rangnekar, Prashant (30 November 2006). "SMS to Thane, death on duty in J&K". The Indian Express Limited. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  3. ^ Ahmad, Mukhtar (28 November 2006). "Army major, Hizb terrorist killed in Kashmir encounter". Rediff India Abroad. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  4. ^ "Western Command GOC-in-C to receive award". Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-10.[dead link‍]
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