Indian Army
Pappu Ram Kundu, SC
Lance Naik · 20 Grenadiers (deputed to 29 Rashtriya Rifles)
Date of Birth
5 August 1974
Balidan Diwas
17 April 2004
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir
State of Origin
Alwar, Rajasthan
Service Number
2688156F
Unit / Regiment
20 Grenadiers (deputed to 29 Rashtriya Rifles)
Operation
Counter-Insurgency Operations, Baramulla
Biography
Pappu Ram Kundu hailed from Maliyar Jatt village in Alwar, Rajasthan, and served with the 20 Grenadiers before being deputed to 29 Rashtriya Rifles for counter-terrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir. During an operation against heavily armed militants in Baramulla on April 17, 2004, he led from the front, courageously confronting the terrorists and providing cover to his comrades. Despite sustaining severe injuries, he continued engaging the enemy, enabling his team to neutralize the remaining threats before succumbing to his wounds. He was posthumously awarded the Shaurya Chakra on January 26, 2005.
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18 Grenadiers · 1999
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4 Grenadiers · 2019
Lance Naik Mehboob Khan
29 Rashtriya Rifles (17 Grenadiers), The Grenadiers · 2005
Grenadier Mohammad Ikram Khan
6 Grenadiers, The Grenadiers · 2000
Naik Parvez Khan
5 Grenadiers · 2019
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