Indian Army
Nishan Singh, SM
Lance Naik · 14 Sikh Light Infantry (deputed to 19 Rashtriya Rifles)
Date of Birth
1 January 1993
Balidan Diwas
16 April 2022
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Watnar village, Kokernag, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir
State of Origin
Sirsa, Haryana
Unit / Regiment
14 Sikh Light Infantry (deputed to 19 Rashtriya Rifles)
Operation
Counter-Insurgency Operations, Anantnag
Biography
Nishan Singh hailed from Bhaudin village in Sirsa district, Haryana, and joined the Indian Army in 2013 at the age of 20. After serving with his parent unit, 14 Sikh Light Infantry, he was deputed to the 19 Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in Jammu and Kashmir for counter-insurgency operations. During a search operation against militants in Anantnag district in April 2022, he was hit by a bullet and critically wounded. He was evacuated to 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar but succumbed to his injuries at the age of 29. He was posthumously awarded the Sena Medal.
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