Tukaram Omble
Tukaram Gopal Omble | |
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Died | 26 November 2008 Mumbai |
Awards | ![]() |
Police career | |
Department | Mumbai Police |
Rank | Assistant Sub Inspector |
Tukaram Omble AC was an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), and a retired army man who had entered the Mumbai police. He died during the 2008 Mumbai attacks, fighting terrorists at Girgaum Chowpatty and played a pivotal role in catching Ajmal Kasab alive, the lone survivor who later was convicted and sentenced to death for committing the crime. The Indian government honored Omble, on 26 January 2009, with the Ashoka Chakra – for the most conspicuous bravery or an act of daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice.[1]
Summary
Omble was an ASI with the Mumbai Police. His team was under-equipped for the attack, but managed to kill one terrorist and arrest the only terrorist taken alive - Ajmal Kasab. Unarmed, Omble held onto the rifle of the injured Ajmal Kasab, enabling other officers to apprehend him. In the process, Ajmal fired several shots, killing Omble.[citation needed]. Citizens of Mumbai led by Sumaira Abdulali petitioned to have him receive the highest civilian honour for his contribution to the nation in his rare feat to catch a terrorist on a suicide mission alive.[2] The Government of India awarded Tukaram Omble with the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award.[3]
Awards and Honours
- Tukaram Omble was awarded the Ashoka Chakra (military decoration), which is the highest peacetime gallantry award.[4]
- He was also awarded CNN Indian of the year award under the category 'Extraordinary service to the nation' [5]
- Omble is memorialized by a bronze statue in Chowpatty.[6]
See also
References
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- ↑ http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/ashok-chakra-for-only-two-karkare-and-omble/413391
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