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Captain Shekhar Ghosh SC

Capt Shekhar Ghosh hailed from Barrackpore in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and was born on 27 September 1975. Son of an army veteran, late Lt Col Shankar Nath Ghosh and Smt Ira Ghosh, Capt Shekhar had a sister, Mani, as his

Flt Lt Sameer Riaz Kagdi SC

Flight Lieutenant Sameer Riaz Kagdi hailed from the Nashik district of Maharashtra and was was born on 17 Jul 1973. Son of Shri RM Kagdi, he was inclined to join the Armed Forces since his younger days. He got selected to join the prestigious NDA

Sepoy Basavantray Lingadalli

Sepoy Basavantray Lingadalli hailed from the Bijapur district of Karnataka. Born on 10 May 1972 to Shri Rudragowda and Smt. Sangan Basavamma he was the eldest of three siblings and carried early in life the quiet responsibility that often comes with being the firstborn. Raised

Captain Roopendra Singh Garcha

Captain Roopendra Singh Garcha hailed from Jalandhar district in Punjab and was born on 20 Oct 1974. Son of Lt Col Joginder Singh Garcha and Smt Harminder Kaur, Capt Roopendra Singh  had a brother Deepinder Singh as his sibling. As he grew up in a

Major BS Bajwa SM

Major Balwinder Singh Bajwa hailed from Gurdaspur district in Punjab and was born on 09 Dec 1962. Son of Shri Iqbal Singh Bajwa, (who retired as a Divisional Commandant of the Punjab Home Guards), he had a brother Parminder as his sibling. Maj BS Bajwa

Major Sanjay Sood SC

Major Sanjay Sood hailed from Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, and was born on July 16, 1967. Major Sanjay Sood and his elder brother Ajay were deeply inspired by their father’s distinguished military service. Their father, who retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, had served the nation

Rifleman Paul Jacob

Rifleman Paul Jacob was born on 10 May 1965 in Alappuzha district, Kerala—a region renowned for its rich cultural legacy and its people's dedication to service and sacrifice. He was the cherished son of Shri Chacko and Smt Saramma Chacko, who instilled in him the

Subedar Rajen Basumatary SC

Subedar Rajen Basumatary was born on 30 May 1955 and hailed from Hashrawbari village, situated in the Bongaigaon district of Assam. He was the proud son of Shri Rabanj Basumatary and Smt Lanti Basumatary. From a young age, he displayed qualities of discipline, courage, and

Captain Ramesh Chander

Captain Ramesh Chander Rayudu hailed from Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh. He was the proud son of Shri PH Rayudu. From a young age, Capt Ramesh Chander displayed a deep sense of patriotism and was greatly inspired by the valour and discipline of the Indian

Lance Naik Ramesh Chandra

Lance Naik Ramesh Chandra hailed from Kathora village of Lansdown tehsil in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. Son of Shri Shankar Datt and Smt Bigri Devi, Lance Naik Ramesh Chandra was born on 01 Feb 1975. L/Nk Ramesh Chandra had four brothers, Suresh Badola, Subhash

Grenadier Mohammad Ikram SC

Grenadier Mohammad Ikram Khan was born in 1976 in Rolsahebsar village, nestled in Fatehpur tehsil of Sikar district, Rajasthan. He was the son of Capt Iqbal Khan and came from the esteemed Kayamkhani family, known for their legacy of service to the nation. His father,

Naik Raghubir Singh Tevatia

Naik Raghubir Singh Tevatia hailed from the Sotai village of Ballabgarh tehsil in the Faridabad district of Haryana and was born on 22 March 1966.  Like many youngsters of Haryana, he always wished to don the Army uniform since his childhood. Following his dream, he

Captain Omkar Nath Rao SM

Captain Omkar Nath Rao hailed from Karnataka but was born on 27 January 1974 in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, into a distinguished military family. He was the son of Colonel GV Rao of the Indian Army and grew up in an environment shaped by the ideals

Sepoy Sukhwinder Singh

Sepoy Sukhwinder Singh hailed from Kalanaur village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab and was born on 04 Aug 1980. Son of an army veteran Hav Sita Ram and Smt Kamaljeet Kaur, he had a brother Lakhwinder Singh and sister Sukhwinder Kaur as his siblings. He

Havildar Niyamat Ali

Havildar Niyamat Ali hailed from Jabasar village in Alsisar tehsil of Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan. Like many young men from his region—where patriotism and service to the nation are deeply ingrained—he nurtured a strong desire to join the Armed Forces from a very young age. This