Nation bids tearful adieu to braveheart Inspector Sharma
Zeenews Bureau New Delhi, Sept 20: Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who succumbed to his injuries sustained during an encounter with terrorists in the capital on Friday, was cremated at the Nigambodh Ghat with full police honours on Saturday evening. Prior to the cremation, several dignitaries including Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Chief Minister Shiela Dixit, BJP leader LK Advani, Delhi Police Commissioner YS Dadwal and others paid last tributes to the highly decorated officer. Sharma’s nephew lit the funeral pyre, in the presence of the slain cop’s family members and friends. His ailing son could not make it to his father’s last rites. Earlier in the day, family and friends bid a tearful adieu to Sharma at his residence in Dwarka’s Sector 4. As the body of the 41-year-old was brought to his home in a flower-decked vehicle, family members, neighbours and well wishers started chanting slogans of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai (Long live Mother India)" and "M C Sharma Amar Rahe (Long live M C Sharma)”. A Delhi Police contingent paid a gun salute to the departed officer. Sharma is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. His son, who had been admitted to a hospital in Kirti Nagar with Dengue, was also brought home to bid farewell to his father. The body of the slain Inspector was brought from AIIMS, where a postmortem had been conducted, to Sharma's residence. Considered an encounter specialist and posted with the Special Cell, Sharma’s demise came as a shock to the police personnel, after he was heavily injured in the fierce gunbattle with 5 terrorists at the Batla House locality of Jamia Nagar in South Delhi. While two terrorists were killed and another arrested, another two manage to flee the spot. Sharma had received major injuries on his upper abdomen, upper arm, left shoulder and right hip during the encounter. He was taken to the nearby Holy Family Hospital, but later succumbed to his injuries. Expressing shock over the demise of Sharma, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, “Sharma was an exceptionally brave officer. He had shown exceptional courage throughout his career and had been decorated with gallantry awards many times. He was an inspiration for our security forces in his life and will continue to inspire them after this demise too. It is officers like your husband who make us all feel confident that our security is in safe hands. Your husband’s passing away is a great loss for our country and society.” In his message, Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal said, "It is a loss to the country and especially to Delhi police. He was very competent officer." LK Advani, senior leader of BJP, asked, "How long will this process of allowing our brave soldiers and security men to die at the hands of the dastardly assassins, these terrorists continue? Is there going to be an end to this or not?” Delhi Police Commissioner YS Dadwal said Sharma was a highly decorated police officer and had won seven gallantry medals, including a President’s medal for Gallantry. "We have lost our best man," said Joint Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Karnail Singh. The year 2008 has brought a double whammy to the anti-terrorist squad of Delhi Police. It has lost two ace sharpshooters - Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Rajbir Singh in March and Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma in Friday’s shootout. Both lived by the gun and eventually died by it and together had nearly 90 ‘kills’ to their credit.
Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma died in harness fighting the nation's enemies. A new chapter on such bravehearts should be included in school text books so that the younger generations grow up honouring the valour of such heroes by themselves becoming ever ready to defend the integrity of our nation. Inspector Sharma's family must be suitably rewarded by a grateful nation.
Zeenews Bureau New Delhi, Sept 20: Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who succumbed to his injuries sustained during an encounter with terrorists in the capital on Friday, was cremated at the Nigambodh Ghat with full police honours on Saturday evening. Prior to the cremation, several dignitaries including Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Chief Minister Shiela Dixit, BJP leader LK Advani, Delhi Police Commissioner YS Dadwal and others paid last tributes to the highly decorated officer. Sharma’s nephew lit the funeral pyre, in the presence of the slain cop’s family members and friends. His ailing son could not make it to his father’s last rites. Earlier in the day, family and friends bid a tearful adieu to Sharma at his residence in Dwarka’s Sector 4. As the body of the 41-year-old was brought to his home in a flower-decked vehicle, family members, neighbours and well wishers started chanting slogans of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai (Long live Mother India)" and "M C Sharma Amar Rahe (Long live M C Sharma)”. A Delhi Police contingent paid a gun salute to the departed officer. Sharma is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. His son, who had been admitted to a hospital in Kirti Nagar with Dengue, was also brought home to bid farewell to his father. The body of the slain Inspector was brought from AIIMS, where a postmortem had been conducted, to Sharma's residence. Considered an encounter specialist and posted with the Special Cell, Sharma’s demise came as a shock to the police personnel, after he was heavily injured in the fierce gunbattle with 5 terrorists at the Batla House locality of Jamia Nagar in South Delhi. While two terrorists were killed and another arrested, another two manage to flee the spot. Sharma had received major injuries on his upper abdomen, upper arm, left shoulder and right hip during the encounter. He was taken to the nearby Holy Family Hospital, but later succumbed to his injuries. Expressing shock over the demise of Sharma, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, “Sharma was an exceptionally brave officer. He had shown exceptional courage throughout his career and had been decorated with gallantry awards many times. He was an inspiration for our security forces in his life and will continue to inspire them after this demise too. It is officers like your husband who make us all feel confident that our security is in safe hands. Your husband’s passing away is a great loss for our country and society.” In his message, Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal said, "It is a loss to the country and especially to Delhi police. He was very competent officer." LK Advani, senior leader of BJP, asked, "How long will this process of allowing our brave soldiers and security men to die at the hands of the dastardly assassins, these terrorists continue? Is there going to be an end to this or not?” Delhi Police Commissioner YS Dadwal said Sharma was a highly decorated police officer and had won seven gallantry medals, including a President’s medal for Gallantry. "We have lost our best man," said Joint Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Karnail Singh. The year 2008 has brought a double whammy to the anti-terrorist squad of Delhi Police. It has lost two ace sharpshooters - Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Rajbir Singh in March and Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma in Friday’s shootout. Both lived by the gun and eventually died by it and together had nearly 90 ‘kills’ to their credit.
Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma died in harness fighting the nation's enemies. A new chapter on such bravehearts should be included in school text books so that the younger generations grow up honouring the valour of such heroes by themselves becoming ever ready to defend the integrity of our nation. Inspector Sharma's family must be suitably rewarded by a grateful nation.
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