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	== Family ==		== Family ==
	His father's name was [[Major]] Pramod Nath Datt who also served in the [[Gorkha regiments (India)\|Gorkha Rifles]]. For this reason Datt was inspired to join the same regiment. His grandfather's name was [[Colonel]] S.N.C Bakshi who also served in the [[Indian Army]]. While his uncle V. K. C. Bakhshi was a [[Commander]] in the [[Indian Navy]]. He was posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra which was received on his behalf by his mother, Anita Datt from the President of India on 26 January 1998, India's Republic Day.{{citation needed\|date=April ~~2022~~}}		His father's name was [[Major]] Pramod Nath Datt who also served in the [[Gorkha regiments (India)\|Gorkha Rifles]]. For this reason Datt was inspired to join the same regiment. His grandfather's name was [[Colonel]] S.N.C Bakshi who also served in the [[Indian Army]]. While his uncle V. K. C. Bakhshi was a [[Commander]] in the [[Indian Navy]]. He was posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra which was received on his behalf by his mother, Anita Datt from the President of India on 26 January 1998, India's Republic Day.{{citation needed\|date=April 2017}}

	== Military career ==		== Military career ==

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	[[Second lieutenant\|Second Lieutenant]] '''Puneet Nath Datt''', [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|AC]] (29 April 1973{{spnd}}20 July 1997) was an officer of the [[Indian Army]]'s [[11 Gorkha Rifles]].		[[Second lieutenant\|Second Lieutenant]] '''Puneet Nath Datt''', [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|AC]] (29 April 1973{{spnd}}20 July 1997) was an officer of the [[Indian Army]]'s [[11 Gorkha Rifles]].

	He was posthumously awarded India's highest peace-time gallantry award, the [[Ashoka Chakra Award\|Ashok Chakra]] for bravery displayed in an operation conducted against foreign terrorists hidden in a three-~~storey~~ building in the Naushera area of [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Galleries/Courage/Puneet/ Article on 2nd Lt. Puneet Nath Datt] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116055217/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Galleries/Courage/Puneet/ \|date=2007-11-16 }} at Bharat Rakshak, Unofficial Website of the Indian Armed Forces</ref>		He was [[Posthumous award\|posthumously]] awarded India's highest peace-time gallantry award, the [[Ashoka Chakra Award\|Ashok Chakra]] for bravery displayed in an operation conducted against foreign terrorists hidden in a three-story building in the [[Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir\|Naushera]] area of [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Galleries/Courage/Puneet/ Article on 2nd Lt. Puneet Nath Datt] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116055217/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Galleries/Courage/Puneet/ \|date=2007-11-16 }} at Bharat Rakshak, Unofficial Website of the Indian Armed Forces</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

	He was born on 29 April 1973, in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]]. He ~~took keen interest in sports and extra-curricular activities. He had brilliant academic career. He did~~ his schooling ~~from~~ St. ~~Bethney~~'s School in [[Darjeeling]], ~~from~~ St Joseph's Academy in [[Dehradun]], ~~from~~ St. Xavier's School in [[Jaipur]] and ~~finally completed~~ his class XII from Tagore Public School in Jaipur. He excelled in football and rowing ~~whilst in school~~. ~~In his childhood~~, his ambition was to join the [[Indian Army]]. ~~In his childhood, he used to~~ his grandfather's or father's uniform, complete with the Gorkha Hat and pretend to be an officer. ~~As a child, he used to mix very~~ freely with the Gorkha jawans of his father's unit~~. He~~ could speak fluent Gorkhali. He was dearly loved by the 'Dajus' or jawans~~, meaning~~ elder brother, as he addressed them ~~and to whom he was known as~~ their favourite 'naani', meaning little one. While still at High School, Puneet Nath Datta diverted his full attention towards his goal in life, i.e. joining the Indian Army by preparing for entry in the renowned [[National Defence Academy]]. Through his hard work, grit and determination, he secured entry in the NDA in December 1991. At the NDA, he had a brilliant record and due to his proficiency in both academic & military subjects as well as outstanding officer like qualities, he was awarded the coveted rank of 'Cadet Sergeant Major' for his 'Echo' squadron. As a Cadet Sergent Major, he won for his squadron the prized Cross Country Shield. In rowing he was also awarded three gold medals. Due to his leadership and initiative qualities, he was famous among his comrades as the josh type. So full of zeal and determined was he to join his father's regiment that throughout his stay at the NDA. He used to proudly display on his study table the Gorkha crest, always polished. Whenever he met a Gorkha officer, he used to write back home that his spirits soared . Regimental to the core, he used to make it a point. For any informations of Gorkha before and after commissioning, to go out of the way to meet any serving or retired Gorkha officer.		Puneet Nath Datt was born on 29 April 1973, in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]]. He completed his schooling at St. Bethany's School in [[Darjeeling]], St Joseph's Academy in [[Dehradun]], St. Xavier's School [[Jaipur]], and attained his class XII from Tagore Public School in Jaipur. He took keen interest in sports and extra-curricular activities, and particularly excelled in football and rowing.

			As a child, his ambition was to join the [[Indian Army]]. He would put on his grandfather's or father's uniform, complete with the Gorkha Hat, and pretend to be an officer. He mixed freely with the Gorkha jawans of his father's unit, and could speak fluent Gorkhali. He was dearly loved by the 'Dajus' or jawans - terms which meant elder brother, as he addressed them, while they called him their favourite 'naani', meaning little one.

			While still at High School, Puneet Nath Datta diverted his full attention towards his goal in life, i.e. joining the Indian Army, by preparing for entry in the renowned [[National Defence Academy]]. Through his hard work, grit and determination, he secured entry in the NDA in December 1991. At the NDA, he had a brilliant record and due to his proficiency in both academic & military subjects as well as outstanding officer like qualities, he was awarded the coveted rank of 'Cadet Sergeant Major' for his 'Echo' squadron. As a Cadet Sergent Major, he won for his squadron the prized Cross Country Shield. In rowing he was also awarded three gold medals. Due to his leadership and initiative qualities, he was famous among his comrades as the josh type. So full of zeal and determined was he to join his father's regiment that throughout his stay at the NDA. He used to proudly display on his study table the Gorkha crest, always polished. Whenever he met a Gorkha officer, he used to write back home that his spirits soared . Regimental to the core, he used to make it a point. For any informations of Gorkha before and after commissioning, to go out of the way to meet any serving or retired Gorkha officer.

	== Family ==		== Family ==
	His father's name was [[Major]] Pramod Nath Datt who also served in the [[Gorkha regiments (India)\|Gorkha Rifles]]. For this reason Datt was inspired to join the same regiment. His grandfather's name was [[Colonel]] S.N.C Bakshi who also served in the [[Indian Army]]. While his uncle V. K. C. Bakhshi was a [[Commander]] in the [[Indian Navy]]. He was posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra which was received on his behalf by his mother, Anita Datt from the President of India on 26 January 1998, India's Republic Day.{{citation needed\|date=April ~~2017~~}}		His father's name was [[Major]] Pramod Nath Datt who also served in the [[Gorkha regiments (India)\|Gorkha Rifles]]. For this reason Datt was inspired to join the same regiment. His grandfather's name was [[Colonel]] S.N.C Bakshi who also served in the [[Indian Army]]. While his uncle V. K. C. Bakhshi was a [[Commander]] in the [[Indian Navy]]. He was posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra which was received on his behalf by his mother, Anita Datt from the President of India on 26 January 1998, India's Republic Day.{{citation needed\|date=April 2022}}

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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Second Lieutenant]]
| name = Puneet Nath Datt
| honorific_suffix = [[Ashok Chakra Award|AC]]
| image = Puneet Nath Datt.jpg
| image_size = 250 px
| caption = Portrait of 2nd Lt Puneet Nath Datt
| birth_date = 29 April 1973
| death_date = 20 July 1997 (aged 24)
| birth_place = [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
| death_place = [[Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir|Naushera]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{Army|India}}
| serviceyears = 09 December 1995 - 20 July 1997
| rank = [[File:2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif|25px]] [[Second Lieutenant]]
| servicenumber = IC- 53987X
| unit = 1/11 [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Rifles]]
| awards = [[File:Ashoka_Chakra_ribbon.svg|24px]] [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]]
| alma_mater = [[National Defence Academy]]
}}
[[Second lieutenant|Second Lieutenant]] '''Puneet Nath Datt''', [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]] (29 April 1973{{spnd}}20 July 1997) was an officer of the [[Indian Army]]'s [[11 Gorkha Rifles]].

He was posthumously awarded India's highest peace-time gallantry award, the [[Ashoka Chakra Award|Ashok Chakra]] for bravery displayed in an operation conducted against foreign terrorists hidden in a three-storey building in the Naushera area of [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Galleries/Courage/Puneet/ Article on 2nd Lt. Puneet Nath Datt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116055217/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Galleries/Courage/Puneet/ |date=2007-11-16 }} at Bharat Rakshak, Unofficial Website of the Indian Armed Forces</ref>

== Early life ==

He was born on 29 April 1973, in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]]. He took keen interest in sports and extra-curricular activities. He had brilliant academic career. He did his schooling from St. Bethney's School in [[Darjeeling]], from St Joseph's Academy in [[Dehradun]], from St. Xavier's School in [[Jaipur]] and finally completed his class XII from Tagore Public School in Jaipur. He excelled in football and rowing whilst in school. In his childhood, his ambition was to join the [[Indian Army]]. In his childhood, he used to his grandfather's or father's uniform, complete with the Gorkha Hat and pretend to be an officer. As a child, he used to mix very freely with the Gorkha jawans of his father's unit. He could speak fluent Gorkhali. He was dearly loved by the 'Dajus' or jawans, meaning elder brother, as he addressed them and to whom he was known as their favourite 'naani', meaning little one. While still at High School, Puneet Nath Datta diverted his full attention towards his goal in life, i.e. joining the Indian Army by preparing for entry in the renowned [[National Defence Academy]]. Through his hard work, grit and determination, he secured entry in the NDA in December 1991. At the NDA, he had a brilliant record and due to his proficiency in both academic & military subjects as well as outstanding officer like qualities, he was awarded the coveted rank of 'Cadet Sergeant Major' for his 'Echo' squadron. As a Cadet Sergent Major, he won for his squadron the prized Cross Country Shield. In rowing he was also awarded three gold medals. Due to his leadership and initiative qualities, he was famous among his comrades as the josh type. So full of zeal and determined was he to join his father's regiment that throughout his stay at the NDA. He used to proudly display on his study table the Gorkha crest, always polished. Whenever he met a Gorkha officer, he used to write back home that his spirits soared . Regimental to the core, he used to make it a point. For any informations of Gorkha before and after commissioning, to go out of the way to meet any serving or retired Gorkha officer.

== Family ==
His father's name was [[Major]] Pramod Nath Datt who also served in the [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Rifles]]. For this reason Datt was inspired to join the same regiment. His grandfather's name was [[Colonel]] S.N.C Bakshi who also served in the [[Indian Army]]. While his uncle V. K. C. Bakhshi was a [[Commander]] in the [[Indian Navy]]. He was posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra which was received on his behalf by his mother, Anita Datt from the President of India on 26 January 1998, India's Republic Day.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

== Military career ==
Puneet Nath Datta was commissioned in 1/11 [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Rifles]] on 9 December 1995.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1434 |date=19 October 1996|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1996/O-0273-1996-0042-10035.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He achieved the supreme aim of his life of serving his motherland, when he took part in an encounter that panned out as a cordon & search operation on specific information from a source cultivated by him regarding presence of foreign militants in a building in the [[Nowshera, Srinagar|Naushera]] locality of [[Srinagar]]. The operation was started on 20 July 1997.The building was completely surrounded by 0400 hours. The militants were secure within the three storied building located in a thickly populated and congested area. At daybreak when the terrorists found that they were surrounded, instead of surrendering to the [[Indian Army]], they resorted to indiscriminate firing. Utmost restraint had to be exercised while trying to liquidate the onslaught so as to avoid any damage to innocent civilian life and property in the vicinity of the building. One militant visualizing the hopeless situation ran out firing on the search party. Seeing the militant firing on his troops, he ordered his troops to take cover and with utter disregard to personal safety sprang up and shot the militant in an eye-to-eye encounter. Meanwhile, sensing that the militants were trying to escape, he showed exemplary presence of mind & initiative and maneuvered his position to block the rear exit of the building. Displaying indomitable courage and guts, he shot down another militant who was trying to escape. The remaining militants inside the building meanwhile continued firing on our troops and as a result of which he was seriously wounded. But he did not give in and maintained his sustained crusade against foreign mercenaries and taking courage in both hands, lobbed a grenade inside the building, killing the remaining militants and destroying a considerable amount of the enemy's arms & ammunition. Hr almost single-handedly destroying the enemy, our hero attained martyrdom and immortalized himself by carving a niche in the annals of his Regiment and the Indian Army's history. For his bravery and in recognition of the initiative and dare devil displayed in the pursuit of his mission to eliminate militancy from the face of his motherland.

== Ashok Chakra awardee ==
For his raw courage, extraordinary bravery, leadership and in recognition of the initiative and dare devilry displayed in the pursuit of his mission to eliminate militancy from the face of his motherland, [[Second lieutenant|Second Lieutenant]] Puneet Nath Datt was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]], the India's highest peace time gallantry award on 15 August 1997.

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