The government has, for the first time, released the names of five Indian Army personnel and one Air Force personnel, who were killed in action during Operation Sindoor, India’s military response against Pakistan-based terror infrastructure in the aftermath of the dastardly attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam last year.
The names of the six fallen military personnel have been published in the Roll of Honour on the National War Memorial website. The names have also been physically put up on Wall 3D of the war memorial in New Delhi, under the 2025 section dedicated to defence personnel who laid down their lives in service of the nation.
The six personnel are:
– Subedar Major Pawan Kumar, Headquarters 10 Infantry Brigade
– Rifleman Sunil Kumar, Vir Chakra, 4 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
– Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar, 5 Field Regiment
– Aviation Technician Mood Muralinaik, 851 Light Regiment
– Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh, 237 Field Workshop Company
– Sergeant Surendra Kumar, Vayu Medal, 39 Wing
The inclusion of their names at the National War Memorial marks the first formal confirmation by the government of fatalities suffered by the Indian armed forces during Operation Sindoor.
