18 October 1992 | Remembering a gallant BSF officer
Assistant Commandant S. P. Azad of the 69th Battalion, Border Security Force (BSF), made the supreme sacrifice while fighting terrorists in the Srinagar area of Jammu and Kashmir on 18 October 1992.
According to the BSF's remembrance notice, Assistant Commandant Azad sustained fatal bullet injuries during the operation. He was taken to 92 Base Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
His gallant action and sacrifice were recognised by the Government of India with the posthumous award of the President's Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG), as recorded in the BSF remembrance notice.
Assistant Commandant S. P. Azad's courage and devotion to duty remain part of the Border Security Force's legacy of service and sacrifice.
