Government honours six personnel who died during Operation Sindoor
The Centre has officially released the names of six armed forces personnel who lost their lives while serving during Operation Sindoor. The list includes five Indian Army personnel and one member of the Indian Air Force.
Their names have now been added to the Roll of Honour on the National War Memorial website and permanently engraved on Wall 3D at the National War Memorial in New Delhi as part of the 2025 memorial records.
The personnel are Subedar Major Pawan Kumar of Headquarters 10 Infantry Brigade, Rifleman Sunil Kumar (Vir Chakra) of 4 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar of 5 Field Regiment, Aviation Technician Mood Muralinaik of 851 Light Regiment, Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh of 237 Field Workshop Company and Sergeant Surendra Kumar (Vayu Medal) of 39 Wing.
The Tyag Chakra at the National War Memorial commemorates members of the armed forces who have laid down their lives in the line of duty since Independence. Their names are inscribed on granite walls dedicated to their sacrifice.
Operation Sindoor was launched by India on May 7 with strikes targeting what it described as terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives. Pakistan responded with aerial attacks, drone strikes and cross-border shelling, leading to four days of military hostilities before both sides ceased fighting on May 10.