Indian Army
Bhawan Singh, SC
Lance Naik · 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 Para SF)
Balidan Diwas
20 March 2007
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Lolab Valley, Kupwara, Jammu & Kashmir
State of Origin
Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
Service Number
4195647K
Unit / Regiment
2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 Para SF)
Operation
Counter-Insurgency Operations
Biography
Lance Naik Bhawan Singh (Service No. 4195647K) hailed from Simayal village, Berinag tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. He served in the elite 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 Para SF). On the night of 20 March 2007, during a counter-insurgency operation in Lolab Valley, Kupwara district, Jammu & Kashmir, his team engaged four heavily armed terrorists attempting to escape. At approximately 3:50 AM, Lance Naik Bhawan Singh sustained multiple gunshot wounds while closing in on the terrorists. Despite his injuries, he continued fighting with remarkable courage and neutralized one terrorist before succumbing to his wounds. He made the supreme sacrifice alongside his officer, Captain R Harshan. He was posthumously awarded the Shaurya Chakra for his conspicuous bravery.
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