Vasanth Venugopal | |
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 Portrait of Col Vasanth Venugopal | |
| Born | 25 March 1967 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Died | 31 July 2007 (aged 40) Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1989-2007 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Service number | IC-48714L |
| Unit |  Maratha LI |
| Commands | 9 Maratha LI |
| Awards |  Ashoka Chakra (posthumous) |
Colonel Vasanth Venugopal, AC (25 March 1967 – 31 July 2007) was an Indian Army officer. He was the commanding officer of the 9th battalion, Maratha Light Infantry. On 31 July 2007, he was Attained veergathi in action while preventing heavily armed infiltrators from crossing the India-Pakistan border at Uri, Jammu and Kashmir.[1] As a result he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest military decoration for peacetime gallantry.
- ^ "Colonel killed in Uri encounter". Indian Express. 31 July 2007.