Wife of Officer Killed in Pulwama Joins Army; LT Gen Joshi Puts Stars on Her Shoulders

27-months after she lost her husband in counter-insurgency ops, Nikita Kaul (29) donned the Army uniform. Lt. YK Joshi pipped stars on her shoulders.
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Wife of Officer Killed in Pulwama Joins Army; LT Gen Joshi Puts Stars on Her Shoulders
Jammu : Twenty-seven months after she lost her husband in an counter-insurgency operation in south Kashmir''s Pulwama, 29-year-old Nitika Kaul on Saturday donned the army uniform after completing a one-year rigorous training in Tamil Nadu. Army''s northern commander Lt Gen Y K Joshi pipped the stars on her shoulders at a simple ceremony held at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) Chennai and wished her best of luck for future endeavours. #MajVibhutiShankarDhoundiyal , made the Supreme Sacrifice at #Pulwama in 2019, was awarded SC (P). Today his wife @Nitikakaul dons #IndianArmy uniform; paying him a befitting tribute. A proud moment for her as Lt Gen Y K Joshi, #ArmyCdrNC himself pips the Stars on her shoulders! pic.twitter.com/ovoRDyybTs — PRO Udhampur, Ministry of Defence (@proudhampur) May 29, 2021 Lieutenant Kaul, originally a resident of Kashmir, was married to Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal for just nine months when the news of him making the supreme sacrifice for th…