Tukaram Omble
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Tukaram Omble AC (c.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1954 – 27 November 2008)[1] was an Indian police officer and a former member of the Indian army who served as an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Mumbai Police. He was martyred in action during the 26/11 attacks, at Girgaum Chowpatty in Mumbai. The Indian government posthumously honoured Omble on 26 January 2009 with the Ashoka Chakra, the country's highest peacetime military award.[2]
Biography
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Omble joined the Mumbai police as a constable in 1991 after retiring from the Indian Army's Signal Corps as a naik. He was an ASI in the Mumbai Police. On 26 November he and his team were guarding a checkpoint when they were approached by two terrorists in a hijacked vehicle. After an initial shootout, one of the terrorists died inside the vehicle. The other terrorist, Ajmal Kasab, exited the vehicle and feigned surrender. As an unarmed Omble approached him, Kasab got up and opened fire. Omble stood in front of him and held on to the barrel of Kasab's rifle, which prevented the bullets from injuring anyone else apart from Omble, who died due to this action. Kasab was subsequently apprehended by the rest of Omble's team.[3]
The Government of India later awarded Omble with the Ashoka Chakra in recognition of his actions in helping to apprehend Kasab.[4]
Awards and honours
- The Ashoka Chakra.[5]
- CNN Indian of the Year award under the category of 'Extraordinary Service to the Nation'.[6]
A jumping spider species from the Maharashtra region was named after him in June 2021.[7]
See also
- Hemant Karkare
- Sandeep Unnikrishnan
- Vijay Salaskar
- Ashok Kamte
- Havaldar Gajender Singh
- Sadanand Date
References
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- 1954 births
- 2008 deaths
- Deaths by firearm in India
- Terrorism victims in India
- Police officers from Mumbai
- Indian police officers killed in the line of duty
- Victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks
- Recipients of the Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
- Marathi people