Garud Commando Sailesh Gaur took six bullets in Pathankot attack, but did not abandon his post

January 8, 2015, NewsCrunch

The heroic story of the counter attack on terrorists in Pathankot by Garud Commandos especially Sailesh Gaur, Gursevak Singh and Katal has come to light.

While Gursevak Singh succumbed to his injuries, Sailesh Gaur took six bullets but continued to fight. His partner Katal bravely fought on till reinforcements arrived.

The terrorists main aim was to get into the technical area and blow up the planes. It was Garud commandos, especially the men who made the initial contact, who thwarted them.

NDTVgives a detailed reconstruction of what happened on the early hours of January 2.

There was intelligence on the terror attack and a helicopter that was flying over the base with thermal sensors beamed back pictures that showed the location of terrorists.

They were in the dense jungle at the rear of the Mechanical Transport Area in the 2000-acre compound.

At about 3 am, Garud Commandos were deployed to contain and overcome the terrorists.

It was during this fight Gursevak took three bullets and fell.

Sailesh Gaur and his partner Katal were the second team to attack the terrorists. Equipped with Israel-made rifles and machine guns they fought bravely, but Sailesh was hit six times in his lower abdomen.

Though he bled profusely, he didn't abandon his post. He ably supported Katal, and both fought for an hour till the back-ups arrived.