- Kamlesh Kumari
Kamlesh Kumari was a recipient of
Ashoka Chakra Award , India's highest peacetime award. She was a constable ofCRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) who died defending theparliament of India from terrorist attack on13 December 2001 .Career
Constable Kamlesh Kumari joined the force in
1994 and was first posted with the elite 104Rapid Action Force (RAF) inAllahabad . Soon after, she was posted at the 88 Mahila Battalion onJuly 12 , 2001. She became part of the Bravo Company, which is deployed in Parliament when in session.13 December 2001
Kamlesh Kumari was posted near the X-ray machine at Gate No. 12 of the Parliament House. She saw the ambassador, whose car number was DL 3C J 1527, heading from
Vijay Chowk towards the gate. Kamlesh was the first security person to walk up to the car, laden with a deadly cargo and driven by men with the agenda of spreading terror and mayhem.Kamlesh, realising something was amiss, ran towards the gate to shut it. The terrorists, their cover blown, opened fire. Eleven bullets from the guns caught Kamlesh in her stomach and she fell. It was 11.50 in the morning.
Kamlesh's alertness prevented a human bomb among the terrorists from executing his plan; the closing of Gate No. 1 and the alarm raised gave time for other security personnel to take position and shoot the bomber.
Family
She is survived by Avdesh, her husband, and their daughters Jyoti and Shweta. They hail from the village Sikandarpur in
Kannauj inUttar Pradesh .The family was earlier staying in Vikaspuri,Delhi .Award
Kamlesh was posthumously awarded the nation's highest peacetime award, the Ashoka Chakra Award, by the
President of India onRepublic Day in2002 for her bravery and courage. Prime Minister A.B. Vajapeyee also paid tribute to her.See also
2001 Indian Parliament attack External links
* [http://rajyasabha.nic.in/photo/attack/kk.htm]
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/12/14/stories/2003121408740300.htm]
* [http://rajyasabha.gov.in/photo/attack/staffdiedinrs.htm]
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