Balidan Diwas
14 June 2018
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Shopian
State of Origin
Jammu & Kashmir
Unit / Regiment
44 Rashtriya Rifles
Biography
Rifleman Aurangzeb was a soldier in the Indian Army. He was abducted and killed by terrorists in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, while he was on his way home for Eid. He was posthumously awarded the Shaurya Chakra.
Further Reading
Written about Aurangzeb by author Damini Punia.
The Extraordinary Life of Rifleman Aurangzeb
by Damini Punia
Author · BiographerBiography · War2024
A fearless young soldier from Poonch who hunted down some of the Valley's most wanted terrorists. Abducted on his way home for Eid and killed, Rifleman Aurangzeb's courage was honoured with the Shaurya Chakra.
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