Balidan Diwas
6 June 1989
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Sri Lanka
Unit / Regiment
1st Battalion, 11 Gorkha Rifles
Operation
Operation Pawan
War / Conflict
IPKF Operations (Sri Lanka)
Biography
Second Lieutenant Ramesh Rawat was commissioned into the 1st Battalion of the 11 Gorkha Rifles. As part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force deployed in Sri Lanka under Operation Pawan, his battalion was engaged in fierce operations against the LTTE. On 6 June 1989, fighting the militants with great valour, Second Lieutenant Ramesh Rawat laid down his life and made the supreme sacrifice for the nation. This brave young officer is remembered with deep respect for his indomitable courage and exemplary team spirit.
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Remembered Alongside
Lance Naik Bal Bahadur Thapa
7/8 Gorkha Rifles · 1989
Havildar Bhim Bahadur Thapa
1/1 Gorkha Rifles · 1989
Havildar Ajit Singh
10 Para (SF), The Parachute Regiment · 1989
Captain Amit Joshi
7/11 Gorkha Rifles · 2002
Lieutenant Amit Singh
1/9 Gorkha Rifles · 2000
Rifleman Arun Kumar Rai
1/11 Gorkha Rifles · 1999