The names of the six Indian soldiers who lost their lives in Operation Sindoor, India’s most prestigious military operation against terrorist bases in Pakistan, have been officially revealed for the first time. The details of these six martyrs have been included in the official website of the Army War Memorial. Among them are Subedar Major Pawan Kumar, Rifleman Sunil Kumar, Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar, Agniveer Mood Murali Naik, Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh from the Indian Army and Sergeant Surendra Kumar from the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The names of these six heroes have been included in the list of ‘Roll of Honour’ (2025) prepared by the Army War Memorial in the memory of the soldiers who laid down their lives for the country in various military operations in the last year 2025. According to military tradition, their names will soon be engraved on the commemorative bricks at the National War Memorial in New Delhi. The central government has announced gallantry awards to two jawans for their extraordinary bravery in defense of the country. Rifleman Sunil Kumar was posthumously awarded the ‘Veera Chakra’ and Sergeant Surendra Kumar the ‘Air Force Medal’. Rifleman Sunil Kumar’s parents received the Veera Chakra Award at the hands of President Draupadi Murmu at the defense awards ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 8. This is the first time that India has officially disclosed the identity of the jawans who lost their lives in this war with Pakistan last year.
The real story behind Operation Sindoor:
On April 22, 2025, 26 innocent civilians lost their lives in an attack by terrorists in Pahalgam Valley of Jammu and Kashmir. In response to this terrorist attack, India launched a series of heavy air and military strikes targeting terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the name of ‘Operation Sindoor’. In this operation Indian Army has successfully killed more than 100 terrorists including most wanted terrorists like Yusuf Azhar, Abdul Malik Rauf and Mudasir Ahmed. Pakistan has reached a point where the Indian Army cannot recover from the blow.. through the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) has sought peace talks. With this, after the discussions between the DGMOs of both the countries, both sides agreed to cease fire in the borders and airspace from May 10, 2025.
