Date of Birth
14 October 1950
Balidan Diwas
16 December 1971
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Jarpal, Shakargarh Sector
State of Origin
Pune, Maharashtra
Service Number
IC-25067
Unit / Regiment
17 Poona Horse
Operation
Operation Cactus Lily
War / Conflict
Indo-Pakistan War
Biography
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal displayed exemplary courage and sacrifice during the Battle of Basantar. He single-handedly destroyed several Pakistani tanks before making the supreme sacrifice, and was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra.
Sources
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