Major Vivek Singh Bhandral hailed from Kangra in Himachal Pradesh, but was born in a Military Hospital in Hyderabad on 16th June 1970. Son of Col Pritam Singh Bhandral(Retd) and Smt Rajkumari Bhandral, Maj Vivek had a brother Vikram as his sibling. He did his
Colonel Santosh Yashwant Mahadik was born on 15th January 1977 in Pogarwadi in the city of Satara in Maharashtra. Son of a dairy farmer, Shri Madhukar Ramchandra Ghorpade and Smt Kalinda, he grew up under the care of his maternal grandparents Shri Yashwant Bala Mahadik
Major Amit Deswal was born on 15th January 1985 in the family of an army veteran Subedar Major Rishi Ram Deswal and Smt Vedvati. He hailed from Surheti village in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. After completing his primary education from village Surehti, he went to Ambala