Service No. : IC-59142P
Birth place: Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Service: Army
Last Rank: Lt Col
Unit: CAD Pulgaon
Arm/Regt : AOC
Operation : CI & IS Ops
Awards: Sena Medal
Date of Martyrdom : May 31, 2016
Lt Col Ranjit Singh Panwar SM
Lt Col Ranjit Singh Panwar hailed from Haridwar in Uttarakhand. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy in Pune, Lt Col Panwar belonged to the arm of Army Ordnance Corps(AOC) of the Army and had served in various army units during his service career including the Ordnance Depot Talegaon, near Pune. The Army Ordnance Corps is responsible to provide logistics support to the Indian Army during war and peace. Its role is to make available all kinds of stores to all army units at the right time, in the right quantity, at the right place and right cost. The inventory of AOC covers every conceivable requirement of the soldier from clothing to weapons, from a needle to a tank and also all munitions except fuel, fodder, and medicines.
During 2016, Lt Col Panwar was serving with Central Ammunition Depot, Pulgaon. The Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) Pulgaon, located about 115 km from Nagpur, is spread over an area of more than 7,000 acres and stores a variety of ammunition and explosives in a large number of sheds. The CAD functions directly under the Army headquarters and is responsible for the all-India supply of ammunition and explosives, after receiving them from Ordnance factories and other sources. The CAD then supplies these items to various ammunition depots and field ammunition depots for replenishing their stocks.
Explosion at CAD: 31st May 2016
On 31 May 2016, an accidental fire broke out in one of the sheds of CAD Pulgaon at around 01:30 AM in the early morning. Consequently, various teams were pressed into service on a war footing to contain the fire. Major Manoj Kumar and Lt Col Ranjit Singh Panwar along with others made valiant attempts to contain the fire in order to minimize the damage and could succeed in restricting it to only one shed with the help of fire fighting teams.
However, the horrific accident involving multiple explosions claimed the lives of Major Manoj Kumar and Lt Col Ranjit Singh Panwar who faced the unexpected event gallantly like true soldiers. Along with the two officers, 15 soldiers of Defence Security Corps (DSC) also lost their lives. Lt Col Ranjit Singh Panwar was given the gallantry award, “Sena Medal” posthumously for his act of courage, inspiring leadership and supreme sacrifice.
Lt Col Ranjit Singh Panwar is survived by his parents, wife Reenu and son Roby.
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Vikrant Singh
2017 at 11:10 pmI wish heaven had a phone , so I could hear you one last time ,,you were true soldier a brother who taught me how to live life and even though you are not amongst us your bravery and the moments spend with you will always remain there with us . You were there with your men till last breath .
Meenal Joshi
2017 at 11:38 amYou shall remain a source of inspiration to all Indians for generations to come. I salute you and your family for the sacrifice.
Pranay
2018 at 10:24 amI remember you as my senior in school and have heard when you got in NDA and inspired many from the small town of Haridwar to be in armed forces.
We choose a life of convenience but you choose a life of commitment.
Jai Hind.
Ravinder
2019 at 9:35 pmBhadur ….salute you sir
Arun
2021 at 9:27 amToday, I stopped for a tyre puncture before his house. I was telling my wife how we youngsters in school where thrilled to see him in school when he came to meet our teachers after he joined NDA. After I got my tyre fixes took the turn right before his house, I saw a board against his name which said Sahid. Only then I realised that brave soul and pride of our school is no more with us. I stopped for 5 min there to sink in the feeling. You will be missed sir.
Roby
2021 at 8:14 pmLove u dada, miss u