Mohit Sharma (soldier)

Major

Mohit Sharma

AC SM
Born(1978-01-13)13 January 1978
Rohtak, Haryana, India
Died21 March 2009(2009-03-21) (aged 31)
Haphruda Forest, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India
AllegianceIndia India
Service / branch Indian Army
Years of service1999–2009
Rank Major
Service numberIC-59066N[1]
Unit 1Para (Special Forces)
5 Madras
Awards
Alma materNational Defence Academy
Indian Military Academy
Spouse(s)Col. Rishma Sarin
ChildrenNone
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Major Mohit Sharma AC SM[2] (13 January 1978 – 21 March 2009) was an Indian Army Officer who was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peace-time military decoration. Maj Sharma was from the elite 1st Para SF.[3]

On 21 March 2009, he engaged in an encounter with terrorists in the Hafruda forest of the Kupwara sector of Jammu and Kashmir. He killed four terrorists and rescued two teammates in the process, but sustained multiple gunshot wounds. For this act, he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, which is the highest peace time military decoration in India.[4] He was awarded two gallantry decorations earlier in his career. The first was the COAS Commendation card for exemplary counter-terrorism duties during Operation Rakshak, which was followed by a Sena Medal for gallantry after a covert operation in 2005.[3][5][6][7]

In 2019, Delhi Metro Corporation renamed the Rajendra Nagar metro station as Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar metro station.[8]

  1. ^ "Mohit Sharma, SM". Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ "List of Ashoka Chakra Awardees". Indian Army.
  3. ^ a b "Bravehearts all: Mohit Sharma, Sreeram Kumar get Ashoka Chakras". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Ashok Chakra for Mohit Sharma, Sreeram Kumar". The Hindu. 15 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Battle for 'respect': In-laws, parents fight over martyr's memory - Indian Express". Archive.indianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Welcome to the Parachute Regiment". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Biography of Major Mohit Sharma". Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Delhi Metro Red Line: Two metro stations on Dilshad Garden-New Bus Adda corridor to be renamed; here's why". Financialexpress.com. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2021.