In a heartwarming post, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has shared a precious moment between a father and daughter. After making headlines for joining the ITBP as Assistant Commandant, officer Diksha was seen getting a salute from her father Inspector Kamlesh Kumar of ITBP. The post may leave you in awe, as it did hundred others on the internet.
Diksha along with Prakriti, was inducted into the role of the Assistant Commandant of ITBP on Monday.?This was the first time that two women officers, who had joined the ITBP through the UPSC exam, were inducted in a combat role.
Kamlesh, an inspector in the ITBP was there to attend the passing day parade of his daughter Diksha. Kamlesh's beaming happiness was too apparent to ignore and as Diksha completed the induction ceremony, he got up to salute his officer daughter.
¡°Saluting the daughter with pride. Diksha joined ITBP as Assistant Commandant. His father Insp/CM Kamlesh Kumar of ITBP salutes her after the Passing Out Parade and attestation ceremony at ITBP Academy, Mussoorie today,¡± reads the caption shared alongside the post.
The tweet is complete with several pictures of Kumar saluting Diksha and vice versa."My father is my role model, he always motivated me," Officer Diksha told ANI.?Take a look at the post:
The pictures of Kamlesh saluting his daughter have no gone viral on social media.?Reacting to the photos, netizens congratulated Diksha and Kamlesh and called it a proud moment not just for them but the country. "Proud moment for family and fellow countrymen. Good luck and best wishes" wrote a user in his reply
The passing out ceremony at the ITBP officer¡¯s training academy was attendant by Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami as the chief guest. The day was historic for ITBP too as this was the first time that two women officers were inducted into the force for combat roles. ITBP had recruited two officers- Diksha and Prakriti, for combat roles through UPSC in 2016.
ITBP also released a book on its history titled History of ITBP'. The book has been published with an aim of making a reference volume for factual history about the force and its troop. ITBP said that the book will be useful for training and administrative purpose for referencing in-depth details as the official history of the force.