Havildar Abdul Majid hailed from Ajote village of the Poonch district in J&K. He had a brother and four sisters as his siblings. He came from a family wherein many of its members served in the Armed Forces, so he, too, grew up with an
Captain Shubham Gupta hailed from the Taj Ganj area of Agra in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 07 October 1995. He was the elder son of Shri Basant Kumar Gupta and Smt Pushpa Devi Gupta, and had a younger brother, Rishabh Gupta. From a
Lance Naik Sanjay Bisht hailed from Ratighat village in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand and was born in 1993. He was the son of Shri Diwan Singh Bisht and had a brother, Neeraj Bisht, as his sibling. Growing up amidst the rugged hills and patriotic
Naik Gore Amol Tanhaji hailed from Sonkhas village in Washim district of Maharashtra. Son of Shri Tanhaji Gore and Smt Mandabai, he had a brother Hanuman Gore and sister Umesha as his siblings. He joined the Indian Army in the year 2010 after completing his
Paratrooper Siddhant Chettri hailed from Bijanbari village in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal and was born in the year 1998. Son of Shri Kharka Bahadur Chettri and Smt Devi Kumari Chettri, he had an elder brother Om Prakash Chettri, who also served in the
Paratrooper Pramod Negi hailed from Shillai village of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh and was born on 15 August 1997. Son of Shri Devendra Negi and Smt Tara Devi, he had a younger brother Nitesh Negi (also serving in the army), and an elder sister
Lance Naik Ruchin Singh Rawat hailed from Kunigad Malli village in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand and was born in the year 1992. Son of Shri Rajendra Singh Rawat, Lance Naik Ruchin Singh had a sister and a brother as his siblings. After completing his initial
Hav Neelam Singh Chib hailed from Dalpat-Chak Kripalpur village of Akhnoor Sub Division in the Jammu district of Jammu & Kashmir. Son of Shri Hurdev Singh Chib and Smt Karamjit Kaur, he had a younger brother Angad Singh as his sibling. Like many youths in
Naik Arvind Kumar hailed from Suri (Marhun) village of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. Son of Shri Ujjwal Singh and Smt Nirmala Devi, Naik Arvind Kumar had a younger brother Bhupinder Kumar as his sibling. Like many youths in Himachal Pradesh, he always nursed the
Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar hailed from Barnog village in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh and was born in the year 1982. Like many lads of his village, he was very passionate about the Armed Forces since his younger days. He eventually joined the army after
Lance Naik Praveen Sharma hailed from Palu village of Rajgarh tehsil in Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. Son of Shri Rajesh Sharma and Smt Rekha Sharma Lance Naik Praveen Sharma had two elder sisters Pooja and Arti as his siblings. He came from a distinguished
Havildar Dipak Kumar Yadav hailed from Laua Kala village in Baniapur Block in the Saran district of Bihar. Son of Shri Suresh Rai and Smt Kunwari Devi, he had an elder brother Bijendra Yadav who is also serving in the army. Like many youths from
Subedar Parbhat Gaur hailed from Pali Anandgarhi village in the Narsena area of Bulandshahr district, of Uttar Pradesh, and was born in 1977 to Shri S. P. Gaur. From a young age, he displayed a strong sense of purpose and discipline. After completing his schooling,
Havildar Jhantu Ali Shaikh hailed from Patharghata village in Krishnanagar in the Nadia district of West Bengal. Son of a marginal farmer, Shri Sabur Ali Shaikh, he displayed a deep sense of patriotism and a desire to take on challenges from an early age. Hav
Lance Naik Pradeep Kumar, a brave son of Jajanwala village in Jind district, Haryana, joined the Indian Army in 2015, driven by a deep sense of patriotism and an unwavering desire to serve the nation. Born to Shri Balwan Singh and Smt. Ram Snehi Devi,