Nitika Kaul Dhoundiyal joins Army: The wife of Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, a soldier martyred in the 2019 Pulwama attack, has joined the Indian Army on May 29. Now a Lieutenant, Nitika Kaul Dhoundiyal sported the Indian Army uniform for the first time as she joined the force to serve the nation, ANI reported on Saturday.
"I've experienced same journey he has been through. I believe he's always going to be part of my life," she #WATCH | ....I've experienced same journey he has been through. I believe he's always going to be part of my life: Nitika Kaul, wife of Maj Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal who lost his life in 2019 Pulwama attack, at passing out parade at Officers Training Academy in Chennai pic.twitter.com/7cLRlsp39c
— ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2021 determined to keep his legacy alive by serving the nation. It has been two years since her husband died following a gunfight in the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Reports suggest the 29-year-old, after graduating from the Officers Training Academy, Chennai on May 29, paid tribute to her husband and officially joined the Indian Army as Lieutenant Nikita Kaul Dhoundiyal.
"Maj Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal made supreme sacrifice at Pulwama in 2019, was awarded SC(P). Today his wife Nitika Kaul dons Indian Army uniform; paying him befitting tribute," a tweet by PRO Udhampur-Ministry of Defence read.
"Don't sympathise, stay strong and united": Nitika Kaul Dhoundiyal joins Army
Kaul was previously employed with an MNC in Delhi. Six months after the death of her husband, Kaul successfully cleared the Short Service Commission (SSC) exam and the Services Selection Board (SSB) interview. She was then commissioned at Officers Training Academy (OTA) at Chennai for her training. They had been married for only nine months when she lost him to the attack of terrorists. He was just 34. The couple had married in April, the year before. More here.
"Let us salute this man. Jai Hind," Kaul had said while bidding adieu to her husband and taking an oath to follow his footsteps.
This video of her farewell had gone viral:
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