Chuni Lal

Naib Subedar Chuni Lal AC, VrC, SM
Birth name	Chuni Lal
Born	(1968-03-06)6 March 1968[1] Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Died	24 June 2007(2007-06-24) (aged 39) Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Service / branch	Indian Army
Years of service	1984–2007
Rank	Naib Subedar
Service number	JC-593527
Unit	8th Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry battalion
Battles / wars	Siachen Conflict Operation Meghdoot Operation Rajiv Kargil War Operation Vijay
Awards	Ashok Chakra Vir Chakra Sena Medal (Gallantry)

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Naib Subedar Chuni Lal AC, VrC, SM was an Indian Army soldier of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (8 JAK LI). He was born in Bhaderwah,^[2] and basically from Gandhari Paddar and lived in Bhara village with his parents, Shanker Dass and Shakuntala Devi, in Doda district of Jammu. Decorated with Vir Chakra and Sena Medal (Gallantry),^[3] JC-593527, Lal was killed in action on 24 June 2007^[3] in a militant flush-out operation in Kashmir's Kupwara sector. These militants, all of whom were also shot dead, were trying to cross the Line of Control (LoC) and enter Indian territory. The success of this militant flush-out operation, which claimed his life, earned him the highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield, the Ashok Chakra. He is the most highly decorated soldier of the Indian Army of all time, honored with the Sena Medal, Vir Chakra and Ashok Chakra.