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Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, AC (15 March 1977 – 28 November 2008) was an Indian Army officer, who was serving in the 51 Special Action Group of the National Security Guard on deputation.
Nov 28, 2008 · Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan was an Indian Army officer and hero of the 26-11 attack. Check out this page to know about his- education, career, biography & more!
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Nov 26, 2014 · Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan became the NSG's first officer to die in combat. His death shook the 51 SAG. It was the death of a beloved colleague and a reckoning of their own mortality.
Nov 26, 2021 · 31-year-old NSG Commando Major Unnikrishnan was at the forefront of the fight till November 28, before he laid down his life. The last message from Sandeep Unnikrishnan while carrying out the operation to eliminate terrorists was: "Don't come up, I will handle them."
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Sandeep Unnikrishnan was born on Tuesday, 15 March 1977 (age 31 years; at the time of death) in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. His zodiac sign is Pisces. Sandeep completed his schooling at The Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore in 1992. Sandeep then joined the National Defence Academy in 1995 from where he graduated as a lieutenant. Sandeep was comm...
After graduating as a lieutenant, Sandeep Unnikrishnan was commissioned into the 7th Battalion of the Bihar Regiment (infantry) in June 1999, and he was sent for the Kargil War of 1999. Sandeep was leading the team that was facing heavy artillery firing and small arm firing from the Pakistani troops. In December 1999, Sandeep managed to set up a po...
On 26 November 2008, several iconic buildings of Mumbai like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Oberoi Trident, Nariman House, etc., were attacked by ten terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an extremist organisation. Sandeep Unnikrishnan was asked to report for duty on 27 November 2008 in Mumbai. Sandeep was leading a team...
Sandeep Unnikrishnan was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, which was received by his mother, Dhanalakshmi Unnikrishnan, on 26 January 2009 from the President of India Pratibha Patil. The official citation for the Ashoka Chakra award reads-
On 28 November 2008, Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan led his team of NSG commandos through the Taj Hotel’s main entrance and walked up the stairs to conduct a search operation in the hotel for the remaining terrorists. One of Unnikrishnan’s squadmates got injured, and he asked his team to stand back as he continued to follow the trail of the terrorists....
The news of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan’s death was shared by the officials on 29 November 2008. The media was informed about the casualties once the targets were neutralized and areas were secured...
Oct 12, 2019 · Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan received his most important call to duty on the night of November 27 2008, only 90 days after taking over the unit. The 51 SAG of the NSG arrived at Mumbai, to rescue the hostages and neutralise the terrorists.
Nov 28, 2018 · Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan led the commando operation launched on 27 November 2008 to flush out terrorists from Hotel Taj Mahal, Mumbai in which he rescued fourteen hostages. During the operation, his team came under intense hostile fire, in which one of his team members got grievously injured.
