Service No : IC16846L
Service : Army
Unit : 12 Guards
Arm/Regt : The Brigade of the Guards
Operation : CI & IS Ops
Awards : VSM
Martyrdom : 1995
Brigadier V Sridhar, VSM
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Capt .Mridul Kanti Chakraborty
2023 at 9:42 amBrig sridhar was from my battalion ,12 brigade of the Guards.He commanded the battalion .
Anonymous
2025 at 12:07 amA Memory from URI: The Day Brigadier Shridhar Fell
In 1995, my father was posted in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir—a region often shadowed by conflict and courage. He served there for about more than 3 years, during which he had the honor of working closely with Brigadier Shridhar for about a year
On a fateful day that year, news came in about a bomb blast at a site under military surveillance. Brigadier Shridhar decided to personally inspect the location. As he prepared to leave, he called out to my father, who was then responsible for operating the army vehicle equipped with a wireless communication set. “Mishra, chal jaldi,” he said—a brief, urgent command that has echoed in my father’s memory ever since.
Brigadier Shridhar preferred to drive his own vehicle. My father followed in another army vehicle equipped with wireless sets. Upon reaching the blast site, the Brigadier handed his coat to my father, then walked ahead—some 60 to 70 meters—toward the area under inspection.
Moments later, a devastating second IED explosion ripped through the silence.
The blast was so powerful that stones from surrounding buildings were thrown into the air, raining down like a hailstorm. A thick cloud of black smoke engulfed the area. Brigadier Shridhar and Six other army personnel nearby were gravely injured—their bodies scorched(became black), hands trembling from the shockwave.
Within minutes, an infantry unit, already in the vicinity for earlier site inspections, rushed to the scene. My father and a few others acted swiftly, lifting the wounded soldiers into vehicles and transporting them to a location where helicopters could land. Three to four army helicopters airlifted the injured to a military hospital in Srinagar.
Despite the best efforts, all seven—including Brigadier Shridhar—succumbed to their injuries that same day.
It was a dark chapter in my father’s service, etched into his memory not just as a soldier, but as a witness to bravery, sacrifice, and the tragic cost of duty.