Date of Birth
5 November 1949
Balidan Diwas
10 December 1971
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Basantar River
State of Origin
Panipat, Haryana
Service Number
2958374
Unit / Regiment
Engineer Regiment
Operation
Operation Cactus Lily
War / Conflict
Indo-Pakistan War
Biography
Sapper Rajesh Kumar bravely cleared mines under heavy enemy fire to enable the advance of tanks across the Basantar River. He was killed while defusing a mine.
Sources
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