Barket Ali became the first Special Police Officer of Jammu and Kashmir Police to be awarded with Shaurya Chakra for showing exemplary courage in gunning down two dreaded Lashker-e-Taiba militants in higher reaches of Doda in Jammu region in 2010. Ali was part of a joint team of J & K Police and 26 Rashtriya Rifles which launched a cordon-and-search operation in Thatri forest area of Doda on May 19, 2010. He was critically injured after gunning down militants Abu Anas and Abu Maz belonging to LeT.
Ali breathed his last on his way to hospital. The courage displayed by him did not go unnoticed and Director General of JK Police Kuldeep Khoda recommended him for the gallantary medal despite Ali not being from regular police force. "He set an example of courage and our heart goes with the family which had an irreperable loss," Khoda told PTI over phone from Jammu. He said SPOs and regular police are working hand in hand in the state to eradicate militancy.
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