Jintu Gogoi Explained

Honorific Prefix:Captain
Jintu Gogoi
Honorific Suffix:VrC
Native Name:জিন্টু গগৈ
Native Name Lang:অসমীয়া
Birth Date:21 November 1970
Birth Place:(Air Hospital, Kanpur), India
Death Place:Kargil,
Jammu & Kashmir,
India
Branch:Indian Army
Serviceyears:1995–1999
Servicenumber:SS-36261
Rank: Captain
Awards: Vir Chakra
Unit:17 Garhwal Rifles
Allegiance:India
Alma Mater:Gandhi Memorial National College
Ambala
Battles:Kargil War
Operation Vijay

Captain Jintu Gogoi (21 November 1970 – 30 June 1999), VrC was an Indian Army officer of 17 Garhwal Rifles. He was posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra, India's third highest wartime military decoration, for his courage and bravery in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Early life and military career

Captain Jintu Gogoi is the son of Duluprabha Gogoi and Flying officer Thogiram Gogoi, an Indian Air Force Veteran.Jintu Gogoi's father Thogiram Gogoi stated that his son Jintu always wanted to join the Indian Army.[8]

After graduation from Gandhi Memorial National College,[9] Jintu Gogoi joined Officers Training Academy, Chennai on 9 May 1994, and was commissioned into the 17th Battalion of the Garhwal Rifles on 11 March 1995.[10]

Before joining Kargil war, Gogoi took Mhow, YO, Winter Warfare, and Commando trainings.[11]

Kargil War and death

Just after his marriage engagement, Gogoi had to rush to Kargil as the war declared and was deployed in the Batalik Sector of Kargil.[12]

On 29 June 1999, Captain Jintu Gogoi took charge of the mission to evict the enemy from the northern heights of the western flanks on Jubar Ridge, an area overlooking Jubar top, astride the National Highway (NH 1) in the Batalik Sector. All the companies, except the platoon led by Captain Gogoi, exposed to enemy during the daytime, thus he decided to move at night[13] which also entailed an arduous climb of nearly 1 km. Captain Gogoi led his troops to the top of the ridge, however, they were spotted by the enemy and were subsequently surrounded. Gogoi launched an immediate attack on the enemy, killing two intruders in hand-to-hand combat, being mortally wounded in the process. He received a full burst from a machine gun in his solar plexus but he continued firing till he collapsed. He soon succumbed to injuries and his body was found barely 150 yards from the picket on Jubar Top.

Besides Captain Gogoi, eleven other soldiers of 17 Garhwal Rifles laid down their lives during this entire operation viz. Naik Shiv Singh, Lance Naik Madan Singh, Lance Naik Devendra Prasad, Lance Naik Dinesh Datt, Rfn Birendra Lal, Rfn Amit Negi, Rfn Vijay Singh, Rfn JS Bhandari, Rfn Ranjeet Singh, Rfn SC Sati and Rfn Bhagwan Singh.

Though Gogoi's platoon, under command, evicted the enemy, but he had to pay for the victory with his supreme sacrifice.[14] Captain Jintu Gogoi got recognised for his bravery with a gallantry award, “Vir Chakra” posthumously. The battalion was awarded Battle Honour ‘Batalik’ for its exploits in Operation Vijay. The 17th Garhwal Batallion was also awarded Theatre Honour ‘Kargil’. Back in Gogoi’s native town, there was an emotional funeral of Captain Gogoi,[15] as the major insurgent outfit ULFA called Army officers and personnel in the Indian Army to avoid the Kargil War.[16] [17] [18]

Vir Chakra

As described in Gogoi's Vir Chakra award citation:

Garhhwal Rifle on Jintu Gogoi

The Wiki page of Garhwal Rifles (See Kargil War Section) cited a note with disappointment about supreme sacrifice of Capt Jintu Gogoi with and others of Garhwal Rifles for their Heroism in Kargil War, with the citation:

Honours

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Capt.Jintu Gogoi VrC. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210630130909/https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/2668. 30 June 2021.
  2. News: Borgohain. Tripti Madhuri. 22 August 2021. 'The Kargil hero' of Assam. The Times of India. 6 January 2022.
  3. Book: Dutt, Sanjay. War and Peace in Kargil Sector. A.P.H.. 2000. 9788176481519. 339. English.
  4. Book: Mahanta, Nani Gopal. Confronting the State: ULFA's Quest for Sovereignty. SAGE Publications. 2013. 9788132113270. 186.
  5. Book: Tyagi, Vidya Prakash. Martial races of undivided India. Kalpaz Publications. 2009. 9788178357751. 118. English.
  6. Book: Singh (Retd), Group Captain Ranbir . Major Defence Operations Since 1947 . Ocean Books . 2005 . 9788188322671 . 163 . English.
  7. Book: Surana, Deepak . The Kargil Folklore: Tales of Valour and Sacrifice from the Summer of 1999 . 2020-01-21 . Notion Press . 978-1-64760-857-6 . en.
  8. News: Hasnat. Karishma. 27 Jul 2020. 'Always Wanted to Join Army,' Says Father About Martyred Son as Assam Honours Kargil War Heroes Amid Covid-19. News 18. https://web.archive.org/web/20201220030003/https://www.news18.com/news/india/always-wanted-to-join-army-says-father-about-martyred-son-as-assam-honours-kargil-war-heroes-amid-covid-19-2735597.html. 2020-12-20.
  9. Web site: Prominent Alumni. 23 January 2022.
  10. News: 11 Mar 2020. Late Capt Jintu Gogoi: an unsung braveheart who died protecting nation. ETV BHARAT.
  11. News: Das . Rahul . 4 November 2000 . Martyr's father recalls son's deeds . .
  12. News: Desk . Sentinel Digital . 'We are Proud of Our Son', Says Captain Jintu Gogoi's Mother on Kargil Vijay Diwas - Sentinelassam . 6 April 2022 . . 26 July 2021 . en.
  13. Book: Malik, V. P. . Kargil from surprise to victory . . 2006 . 9788172236359 . New Delhi . 201 . en.
  14. News: Hasnat . Karishma . 26 July 2020 . Kargil Vijay Diwas: In Assam, a father remembers the story of a hero . .
  15. Book: Hazarika . Sanjoy . Conflicts in the Northeast: internal and external effects . Raghavan . V. R . Centre for Security Analysis (Chennai . India) . 2011 . Vij Books India . 978-93-82573-48-7 . 97 . English . V. R. Raghavan.
  16. (New Delhi, India) . Institute for Conflict Management . 1999 . Faultlines. . Faultlines . English . . 12-13 . 41507311 . 0972-1290.
  17. Book: Northeast India: Administrative Reforms and Economic Development . Har-Anand Publications . 2008 . 9788124114117 . Ray . Jayanta Kumar . New Delhi . 120 . English . Bhattacharya . Rakhee . (Kolkata, India) . Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies.
  18. Kumar . Satish . Vikas Publishing House (New Delhi . India) . India Research Press . 2001 . India's national security: annual review. . India's National Security: Annual Review. . English . . 425.
  19. News: Assam honour for Kargil martyr - Jintu Gogoi posthumously conferred state's highest bravery award . 19 April 2022 . . 18 July 2008.
  20. Web site: Joya Gogoi College. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020081309/http://www.joyagogoicollege.org/library.html. 20 October 2021. 20 October 2021.
  21. Web site: The 16th edition of Captain Jintu Gogoi, VrC Memorial Football Tournament org by IndianArmy. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200309100812/https://twitter.com/easterncomd/status/1236955075441983488. 9 March 2020. 20 October 2021. Twitter.
  22. News: Chakraborty . Avik . Veer Chakra Memorial Football Tournament kicks off . 7 April 2022 . . 23 February 2020.
  23. Book: Dutt, Sanjay . War and peace in Kargil sector . 2000 . A.P.H.Publ . 978-81-7648-151-9 . New Delhi . 339 . English.
  24. News: Olympic medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain visits National War Memorial . 18 April 2022 . ThePrint . . 17 March 2022.

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