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	[[Lance Naik]] '''Mohan Nath Goswami''' [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|AC]] was a soldier in the [[Para (Special Forces)\|9 Para (SF)]] of the [[Parachute Regiment (India)\|Parachute Regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra]], India's highest peacetime military decoration. On 3 September 2015, while serving with the 9th battalion of the Parachute Regiment, Goswami was killed in an ambush operation while fighting four terrorists in [[Kupwara district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]]. For his actions in Kupwara, he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously conferred Ashok Chakra\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/lance-naik-killed-in-kashmir-operation-posthumously-conferred-ashok-chakra/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Brave-Army-Commando-who-killed-10-terrorists-dies/articleshow/48833941.cms\|title=Brave Army commando who killed 10 terrorists dies - Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/3cBEvE7oJRYxF2eTuW6EqL/Martyred-soldier-Mohan-Nath-Goswami-laid-to-rest-with-milita.html\|title=Martyred soldier Mohan Nath Goswami laid to rest with military honours\|last=PTI\|date=5 September ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title = Gallantry awards announced, Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously conferred Ashok Chakra\|url = http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/gallantry-awards-announced-lance-naik-mohan-nath-goswami-posthumously-conferred-ashok-chakra_1849016.html\|website = Zee News\|access-date = 2016-01-25}}</ref>		[[Lance Naik]] '''Mohan Nath Goswami''' [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|AC]] was a soldier in the [[Para (Special Forces)\|9 Para (SF)]] of the [[Parachute Regiment (India)\|Parachute Regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra]], India's highest peacetime military decoration. On 3 September 2015, while serving with the 9th battalion of the Parachute Regiment, Goswami was killed in an ambush operation while fighting four terrorists in [[Kupwara district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]]. For his actions in Kupwara, he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously conferred Ashok Chakra\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/lance-naik-killed-in-kashmir-operation-posthumously-conferred-ashok-chakra/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Brave-Army-Commando-who-killed-10-terrorists-dies/articleshow/48833941.cms\|title=Brave Army commando who killed 10 terrorists dies - Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/3cBEvE7oJRYxF2eTuW6EqL/Martyred-soldier-Mohan-Nath-Goswami-laid-to-rest-with-milita.html\|title=Martyred soldier Mohan Nath Goswami laid to rest with military honours\|last=PTI\|date=5 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title = Gallantry awards announced, Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously conferred Ashok Chakra\|url = http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/gallantry-awards-announced-lance-naik-mohan-nath-goswami-posthumously-conferred-ashok-chakra_1849016.html\|website = Zee News\|access-date = 2016-01-25}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Goswami a [[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] was born in Indira Nagar-I village in [[Lalkuan, Nainital, Uttarakhand]], India. He had one daughter, Bhumika Goswami, with his wife Bhawna.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/lance-naik-goswami-killed-10-terrorists-in-11-days-died-fighting-in-kashmir-valley-2422676.html\|title=Lance Naik Goswami killed 10 terrorists in 11 days, died fighting in Kashmir Valley\|date=5 September ~~2022~~}}</ref> His father had also served in the Army.		Goswami a [[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] was born in Indira Nagar-I village in [[Lalkuan, Nainital, Uttarakhand]], India. He had one daughter, Bhumika Goswami, with his wife Bhawna.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/lance-naik-goswami-killed-10-terrorists-in-11-days-died-fighting-in-kashmir-valley-2422676.html\|title=Lance Naik Goswami killed 10 terrorists in 11 days, died fighting in Kashmir Valley\|date=5 September 2015}}</ref> His father had also served in the Army.

	==Military career==		==Military career==
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	:::<blockquote>''On the intervening night of 02/03 September 2015 Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami was part of an ambush in Haphruda forest at Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. At about 20:15hrs, there was a fierce encounter with four terrorists wherein two of his comrades were injured and pinned down. Lance Naik Mohan along with his buddy dashed forward to rescue their injured colleagues, knowing well the risks to their own lives. He first assisted in eliminating one terrorist. Sensing grave danger to three of his wounded colleagues, Lance Naik Mohan with utter disregard to his own personal safety, charged at the remaining terrorists drawing intense fire from them. He was hit in the thigh. Unmindful, he closed in and eliminated one terrorist, injured another and was again shot in the abdomen. Undeterred by his injuries, he hurled himself on the last terrorist and killed him at point blank range before succumbing to his wounds. Lance Naik Mohan not only killed two terrorists, but also assisted in neutralizing the other two and save the lives of three of his wounded colleagues. Thus, Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami exhibited most conspicuous gallantry in personally eliminating two terrorists and assisting in evacuation of his wounded colleagues and made supreme sacrifice in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/gallantry-awards-announced-lance-naik-mohan-nath-goswami-posthumously-conferred-ashok-chakra_1849016.html\|title=Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously conferred Ashok Chakra\|date=25 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		:::<blockquote>''On the intervening night of 02/03 September 2015 Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami was part of an ambush in Haphruda forest at Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. At about 20:15hrs, there was a fierce encounter with four terrorists wherein two of his comrades were injured and pinned down. Lance Naik Mohan along with his buddy dashed forward to rescue their injured colleagues, knowing well the risks to their own lives. He first assisted in eliminating one terrorist. Sensing grave danger to three of his wounded colleagues, Lance Naik Mohan with utter disregard to his own personal safety, charged at the remaining terrorists drawing intense fire from them. He was hit in the thigh. Unmindful, he closed in and eliminated one terrorist, injured another and was again shot in the abdomen. Undeterred by his injuries, he hurled himself on the last terrorist and killed him at point blank range before succumbing to his wounds. Lance Naik Mohan not only killed two terrorists, but also assisted in neutralizing the other two and save the lives of three of his wounded colleagues. Thus, Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami exhibited most conspicuous gallantry in personally eliminating two terrorists and assisting in evacuation of his wounded colleagues and made supreme sacrifice in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/gallantry-awards-announced-lance-naik-mohan-nath-goswami-posthumously-conferred-ashok-chakra_1849016.html\|title=Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously conferred Ashok Chakra\|date=25 January 2016}}</ref>

	[[File:Mohan Nath Goswami gate, Lalkuan.jpg\|thumb\|Mohan Nath Goswami gate at [[Lalkuan]].]]		[[File:Mohan Nath Goswami gate, Lalkuan.jpg\|thumb\|Mohan Nath Goswami gate at [[Lalkuan]].]]

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{{Short description|Indian Army soldier (died 2015)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox military person
| allegiance = India
| image = Mohan Nath Goswami.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption =
| birth_date =
| death_date = {{Death date|df=yes|2015|09|3}}
| birth_place = [[Lalkuan, Nainital, Uttarakhand]], India
| death_place = [[Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| branch = [[Indian Army]]
| honorific_prefix = [[Lance Naik]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]]
| name = Mohan Nath Goswami
| rank = [[Lance Naik]]
| serviceyears = 2002 - 2015
| unit = [[Parachute Regiment (India)|9 Para (SF)]]
| awards = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]]
| servicenumber = 13625566W
| spouse = Bhawna Goswami
| relations =
}}

[[Lance Naik]] '''Mohan Nath Goswami''' [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]] was a soldier in the [[Para (Special Forces)|9 Para (SF)]] of the [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]], India's highest peacetime military decoration. On 3 September 2015, while serving with the 9th battalion of the Parachute Regiment, Goswami was killed in an ambush operation while fighting four terrorists in [[Kupwara district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. For his actions in Kupwara, he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously conferred Ashok Chakra|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/lance-naik-killed-in-kashmir-operation-posthumously-conferred-ashok-chakra/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Brave-Army-Commando-who-killed-10-terrorists-dies/articleshow/48833941.cms|title=Brave Army commando who killed 10 terrorists dies - Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/3cBEvE7oJRYxF2eTuW6EqL/Martyred-soldier-Mohan-Nath-Goswami-laid-to-rest-with-milita.html|title=Martyred soldier Mohan Nath Goswami laid to rest with military honours|last=PTI|date=5 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Gallantry awards announced, Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously conferred Ashok Chakra|url = http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/gallantry-awards-announced-lance-naik-mohan-nath-goswami-posthumously-conferred-ashok-chakra_1849016.html|website = Zee News|access-date = 2016-01-25}}</ref>

==Early life==
Goswami a [[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] was born in Indira Nagar-I village in [[Lalkuan, Nainital, Uttarakhand]], India. He had one daughter, Bhumika Goswami, with his wife Bhawna.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/lance-naik-goswami-killed-10-terrorists-in-11-days-died-fighting-in-kashmir-valley-2422676.html|title=Lance Naik Goswami killed 10 terrorists in 11 days, died fighting in Kashmir Valley|date=5 September 2022}}</ref> His father had also served in the Army.

==Military career==
Goswami volunteered to join the elite Parachute Regiment of the Indian Army in 2002. He was actively involved in three operations in which ten terrorists were killed and one captured alive in his last 11 days. The first operation was conducted in Khurmur, [[Handwara]], on 23 August 2015 and resulted in the elimination of three [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] terrorists. He then volunteered for second operation in [[Rafiabad, India|Rafiabad]]. The operation, which lasted over two days, led to the elimination of three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists and the capture of one terrorist, Sajjad Ahmad alias Abu Ubed Ullah. Goswami's last operation was on 3 September 2015, where he was part of an ambush team. He was injured during the gunfight and succumbed to his wounds, but not before killing two and wounding another two terrorists.

Goswami's body was flown by an [[Indian Air Force]] aircraft to [[Bareilly]], from where it was taken by an army helicopter to [[Pantnagar]] and on to his birthplace. He was cremated with full military honours in his native village.

==Ashok Chakra==
[[File:Pranab Mukherjee giving away the highest gallantry award Ashok Chakra to Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami of 9 Para (Special Forces) posthumously, the award received by his wife Smt. Bhawana Goswami.jpg|right|thumb|Mohan Nath Goswami's widow receives the Ashok Chakra from president Pranab Mukherjee on 26 January 2016.]]
The Ashoka Chakra citation for Mohan Goswami reads:

:::<blockquote>''On the intervening night of 02/03 September 2015 Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami was part of an ambush in Haphruda forest at Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. At about 20:15hrs, there was a fierce encounter with four terrorists wherein two of his comrades were injured and pinned down. Lance Naik Mohan along with his buddy dashed forward to rescue their injured colleagues, knowing well the risks to their own lives. He first assisted in eliminating one terrorist. Sensing grave danger to three of his wounded colleagues, Lance Naik Mohan with utter disregard to his own personal safety, charged at the remaining terrorists drawing intense fire from them. He was hit in the thigh. Unmindful, he closed in and eliminated one terrorist, injured another and was again shot in the abdomen. Undeterred by his injuries, he hurled himself on the last terrorist and killed him at point blank range before succumbing to his wounds. Lance Naik Mohan not only killed two terrorists, but also assisted in neutralizing the other two and save the lives of three of his wounded colleagues. Thus, Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami exhibited most conspicuous gallantry in personally eliminating two terrorists and assisting in evacuation of his wounded colleagues and made supreme sacrifice in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/gallantry-awards-announced-lance-naik-mohan-nath-goswami-posthumously-conferred-ashok-chakra_1849016.html|title=Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously conferred Ashok Chakra|date=25 January 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Mohan Nath Goswami gate, Lalkuan.jpg|thumb|Mohan Nath Goswami gate at [[Lalkuan]].]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k0HOXHKKN0 Lance Naik Mohan Goswami will be cremated with full military honour-యూట్యూబ్ వీడియో]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB3CDU1dnkQ Army officer dead after killing 10 militants, capturing one]

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