Pathankot terror attack: How brave Lieutenant Colonel ​Niranjan of NSG was martyred

Pathankot: An NSG commando was killed in mopping up operations against terrorists at an IAF base in Pathankot in Punjab.

Lt Col Niranjan, a member of the NSG's Bomb Disposal Squad, was killed while he was defusing the grenade at the scene of the terror attack as part of the combing operations that continued through the night.

Defence sources said Niranjan, a resident of Kerala, was killed while trying to retrieve the grenade from the body of a dead terrorist.

“Pained to know about demise of Lt. Col. Niranjan of NSG, nation salutes his sacrifice,” Home Minister Rajnath Singh said.

A fresh grenade blast ripped through the air force base on Sunday morning claiming the life of an NSG commando, as three other security men succumbed to injuries in a hospital after Saturday's terror attack taking the toll of Indian security personnel to seven

Meanwhile, the joint combing operation was still underway, a police official said, adding that the NIA had taken over the probe into the terror incident.