Balidan Diwas
5 March 2026
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Inglong Ekopi Hill, Bokajan, Karbi Anglong, Assam
State of Origin
Rohtak, Haryana
Unit / Regiment
47 Squadron, Indian Air Force
Biography
Anuj Vashisht hailed from Kakrana village in Rohtak district of Haryana. He completed his schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 14, Gurugram, and joined the Indian Air Force in 2015. A passionate and disciplined fighter pilot, he rose to the rank of Squadron Leader and served with the 47 Squadron operating the Su-30MKI fleet out of Jorhat Air Force Station. On 5 March 2026, he was the lead pilot of a Su-30MKI that took off from Jorhat on a routine training sortie. The aircraft went off radar shortly after takeoff and crashed at Inglong Ekopi Hill in the Bokajan sub-division of Assam's Karbi Anglong district, about 60 km from the airbase. He and his co-pilot sustained fatal injuries. His wedding was scheduled to take place just days later. His mortal remains were laid to rest with full military honours at his native village on 7 March 2026.