Captain Deepak Sharma hailed from Rohtak, Haryana and was born on 3 July 1983. He was the son of Shri Naresh Kumar Sharma and Smt. Indu Sharma. He completed his senior secondary education at Shiksha Bharti School in Rohtak, where he was known as a
Naik Selva Kumar P hailed from Tamil Nadu. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 1 Para (Special Forces), the elite unit of the Indian Army and also known
Paratrooper Imtiaz Ahmad Thoker hailed from the Shopian district of Jammu And Kashmir. After completing his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 1 Para (Special Forces), the elite unit of
Sepoy Ravi Kant Thakur hailed from Gopalpur village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 12 June 1982. Born and raised in a humble rural setting, he completed his preliminary education in his native village, where he imbibed the values of hard
Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria was born on 28 August 1985 in Samba, a district in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir. He hailed from a family with a strong military background, being the son of Nb Sub Som Datt Khajuria, an Army veteran. Growing up
Lieutenant Navdeep Singh hailed from the Gurdaspur district of Punjab and was born on 08 June 1985. He belonged to a proud military family with a deep-rooted tradition of service to the nation. His father, Subedar Major Joginder Singh, served in the Bengal Sappers for
Naib Subedar Rajendra Singh Rana hailed from Rustampur Badmar Ghosipura village in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Raised in a humble and disciplined environment, he completed his initial education in his native village. Inspired by a deep sense of patriotism and a desire to serve
Lt Col Santosh Kumar Singh hailed from Karath village in Tarari Block of Bhojpur district in Bihar. Son of Shri Ramakant Singh, he did his initial schooling from Sainik School Tilaiya, located near tilaiya dam in the district of Koderma in Jharkhand. He was inclined
Lance Naik Mohammad Firoz Khan hailed from the Nawab Saheb Kunta area in the old city of Hyderabad, Telangana. Born to an Army veteran, Shri Jaffer Khan, and Smt. Razia Begum L/Nk Mohd Firoz was deeply inspired by his father’s service and dedication to the
Wg Cdr Darryl Castelino hailed from Mumbai in Maharashtra and was born on November 2, 1975. Son of Shri Herald Castelino and Smt Leena Castelino, he had a strong desire to join the armed forces right from his childhood, which grew along with his age.
Major Vineet Verma hailed from Prayagraj (Allahabad) in Uttar Pradesh, though he spent much of his early childhood in Bihar and Jharkhand. He was born on 14 August 1979 in Patna to Shri DK Verma and Smt. Meera Verma and grew up alongside his younger