Lieutenant Nawang Kapadia was born on 15th Dec 1975 in Mumbai to Sri Harish Kapadia and Mrs Geeta Kapadia. Lt Kapadia joined Indian Army in September 2000 and was commissioned as Lieutenant in the 4/3 Gorkha Rifles. In October 2000, he joined his Battalion deployed in the Kupwara district of J&K.
| Service Number | SS-38802 |
| Place of Birth | Mumbai |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 4/3 GR |
| Regiment | 3 Gorkha Rifles |
| Date of Martyrdom | 11th November 2000 |
On 10th November 2000, the intelligence sources had provided information to the security forces about the presence of a large number of terrorists hiding in the notorious jungles of Rajwar near Kupwara. Lt Nawang immediately swung into action along with his troops and during the operation, a large hideout was discovered by the Battalion troops. Lt Nawang’s platoon faced the attack from a group of eight to ten terrorists hiding nearby. However, a terrorist, hiding in the nearby foliage fired at Lt Nawang. In the following exchange of fire Lt Nawang got seriously injured and was martyred on 11th November.
At the young age of 24 years, Lt Nawang showed exceptional courage and unyielding spirit.
