Date of Birth
18 May 1965
Balidan Diwas
21 June 1989
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Kontakkaran Kulam, Maruthamadhu, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Service Number
5040010F
Unit / Regiment
1/1 Gorkha Rifles
Operation
Operation Pawan
War / Conflict
Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) Operations in Sri Lanka
Biography
Havildar Bhim Bahadur Thapa of 1/1 Gorkha Rifles was deployed in Sri Lanka during Operation Pawan. On 21 June 1989, while leading an assault against LTTE militants near Kontakkaran Kulam in Maruthamadhu, he continued fighting despite suffering severe gunshot wounds and killed two militants before making the supreme sacrifice. He was awarded the Vir Chakra for his exceptional courage and devotion to duty.
Remembered Alongside
Second Lieutenant Ramesh Rawat
1st Battalion, 11 Gorkha Rifles · 1989
Lieutenant Amit Singh
1/9 Gorkha Rifles · 2000
Rifleman Arun Kumar Rai
1/11 Gorkha Rifles · 1999
Rifleman Balaram Yadav
5/1 Gorkha Rifles · 1971
Lance Havildar Bhawan Tamang
2/11 Gorkha Rifles · 2016
General Bipin Rawat
5th Battalion, 11 Gorkha Rifles · 2021