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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Corporal]]
| name = Jyoti Prakash Nirala
| honorific_suffix = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]]
| image = File:Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, Ashok Chakra, Indian Air Force.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|1986|11|15}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dailypost.in/news/national/martyred-garud-commando-cremated-chandigarh/ |title=Martyred Garud commando to be cremated at Chandigarh |date=2017-11-19 |website=DailyPost.in |language=en-US |access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|11|18|1986|11|15}}
| birth_place = [[Rohtas district]], [[Bihar]]
| death_place = [[Bandipora district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{air force|India}}
| serviceyears = 2005–2017
| rank = [[File:IAF_Cpl_Arm.png|20px]] [[Corporal]]
| servicenumber = 918203
| unit = [[Rashtriya Rifles]] <small>(deputed)</small><br>[[Garud Commando Force]]
| awards = [[File:Ashoka Chakra ribbon.svg|25px]] [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashok Chakra]]|
}}
[[Corporal]] '''Jyoti Prakash Nirala''', [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]] (15 November 1986 - 18 November 2017) was a member of the [[Garud Commando Force]]. He was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]], [[India]]'s highest peacetime military decoration in January 2018. He is the first airman to receive the award for ground combat and only the third one to receive it overall after [[Suhas Biswas]] and [[Rakesh Sharma]].<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/martyred-corporal-jyoti-prakash-nirala-joins-elite-iaf-club-tomorrow/articleshow/62647401.cms|title=Martyred Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala joins elite IAF club tomorrow - Times of India|date=January 25, 2018|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517878|title=Press Information Bureau|website=www.pib.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/iaf-commando-jyoti-prakash-nirala-awarded-ashok-chakra-for-role-in-kashmir-encounter-that-killed-six-terrorists-4320221.html|title=IAF commando Jyoti Prakash Nirala awarded Ashok Chakra for role in Kashmir encounter that killed six terrorists. - Firstpost|date=January 25, 2018|website=www.firstpost.com|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref>

== Early and personal life ==
Nirala was a resident of the Badladih village of [[Rohtas district]], [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/army-pays-floral-tributes-to-corporal-jyoti-prakash-in-j-k-1089956-2017-11-19|title=Army pays floral tributes to Corporal Jyoti Prakash in J-K|date=2017-11-19|website=India Today|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref> He was born on November 15, 1986 in [[Yadav]] family to Tej Narayan Singh Yadav and Malti Devi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala AC {{!}} Honourpoint|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/corporal-jyoti-prakash-nirala-ac/|access-date=2021-09-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=बहन पर जान छिड़कते थे शहीद कमांडो निराला, साथी जवानों ने शादी में निभाई भाई की रस्म|url=https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/air-force-garud-commandos-team-arrived-in-marriage-of-shahid-commando-jyoti-prakash-nirala-s-sister|access-date=2021-09-11|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>

Jyoti Prakash Nirala was married to Sushma Nand Yadav in 2010 and they have a daughter Jigyasa Kumari.<ref>{{Cite web|title=मरणोपरांत मिलेगा वायु सेना के कमांडो ज्योति प्रसाद को अशोक चक्र|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/iaf-commando-who-shot-3-ultras-to-get-ashoka-chakra-posthumously/articleshow/62645392.cms|access-date=2021-09-11|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/3-commandos-of-city-iaf-station-killed-in-38-days/articleshow/61716798.cms|title=3 commandos of city IAF station killed in 38 days - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref>

== Military service ==
Nirala joined the [[Garud Commando Force]] of the [[Indian Air Force]] in 2005. His unit was deputed to the 13 [[Rashtriya Rifles]] and stationed in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] under [[Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir#Operation Rakshak|Operation Rakshak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/army-pays-floral-tributes-to-corporal-jyoti-prakash-in-j-k-1089956-2017-11-19|title = Army pays floral tributes to Corporal Jyoti Prakash in J-K}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/655919/sole-ashok-chakra-goes-jyoti.html|title=Sole Ashok Chakra goes to Jyoti Prakash Nirala, IAF Garud commando|website=Deccan Herald|date=25 January 2018|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref>

== Ashok Chakra ==
[[File:Ram Nath Kovind giving away the Highest Gallantry Award Ashoka Chakra to 918203 Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, Indian Air Force (Security) (posthumously).jpg|left|thumb|Jyoti Prakash Nirala's widow and mother receive the Ashok Chakra from president Ram Nath Kovind on 26 January 2018.]]
A joint offensive was launched by the Garud detachment and the 13 [[Rashtriya Rifles]] in Chanderger village, [[Bandipora district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] based on [[technical intelligence]]. His detachment covertly approached the house that had suspected militants hiding in it and laid a close quarter ambush. Nirala, armed with a light machine gun, positioned himself close to the approach of the hideout, cutting off all escape routes.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name="indiatimes.com" />

In a bid to escape, the six militants rushed out, shooting and throwing grenades. He retaliated and shot down two category ‘A’ militants and injured two others. In the exchange, he was hit by a volley of small arms fire and kept firing despite being critically injured. Nirala subsequently succumbed to the fatal injuries received during the encounter in which all six militants were killed.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name="indiatimes.com" />

He was awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashok Chakra]] on 26 January 2018 for service and exhibiting bravery in fighting the militants.<ref name=":0" /> He is credited with eliminating the local leadership of [[Lakshar-e-Taiba]]. One of the militants killed during the operation was the nephew of [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] commander [[Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi|Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi]], a major planner of the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/inspiring-story-of-jyoti-prakash-nirala-first-garud-commando-to-get-ashok-chakra-posthumosly/1029668/|title=Inspiring story of Jyoti Prakash Nirala – first Garud Commando to get Ashok Chakra posthumously|date=January 25, 2018|website=financialexpress.com|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ssbtosuccess.com/ashok-chakra-jyoti-prakash-nirala/|title=Interesting Facts about Jyoti Prakash Nirala, Ashok Chakra awardee|last=Team|first=Editorial|date=2018-01-27|work=SSBToSuccess|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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