Scripting history, NSG Commandos unfurl Indian Flag at Mount Everest in their maiden attempt

New Delhi, May 17: Crafting a moment where India soars in pride, the security forces leave no stones unturned to protect and make the nation proud. On a similar note scripting history, the Commandos of the premier counter-terror force National Security Guard (NSG), scaled Mount Everest. The achievement becomes special as the Commandos mounted the highest peak in their maiden attempt.

 

Led by Lt Col J P Kumar, the seven-member team of the National Security Guard successfully unfurled the Indian Flag. It was around 7 am on Thursday, the Indian flag waved at the 8,848-metre tall peak.

The NSG in a statement said, "The team adopted the southeastern approach via south Col in Solukhumbhu region of Nepal."

NSG Director General Sudeep Lakhtakia congratulated the team, saying "Everest demands doggedness, tenacity, perseverance, courage and multiple skills to survive in toughest conditions. The NSG commandos have all these qualities".

The 12-member team was flagged off by Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba on March 29 from here. Five other members of the team are likely to summit the peak on May 22 as per schedule. This is the first expedition of the NSG to the Mount Everest and the force has been preparing for it since 2017.

The NSG, called as the 'black cats', was raised in 1984 as a federal counter-terror and counter-hijack contingency force. It has five hubs in the country to undertake these operations.