Service No : 2501953
Service : Army
Last Rank : Rifleman
Unit : 25 Assam Rif
Arm/Regt : Assam Rifles
Operation : CI & IS Ops
Awards : SM
Martyrdom : 2002
Rifleman Santosh PK SM
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Sanju
2025 at 12:06 pmRfn Santosh was a brave and gritty soldier who killed a KRA( a group that had butchered 11 of his fellow soldiers) militant with precision firing of LMG (at night under dim light condition) and injured two of them who were caught by his fellow soldiers. He hailed from kerala and was to young to attain martyrdom. He was assigned the duty of holding the LMG which was not his usual weapon along with his LMG no.2. On the fateful night after having engaged the militants and after having been hit by a bullet,he pushed his no.2 lmg gunner to safety succumbed to his injuries.