Shanti Swaroop Rana

Lietenant Colonel Shanti Swaroop Rana was an Indian militar officer with the 3rd Battalion of the Bihar Regiment.[1] On 2 November 1996, he led an operation to destroy two terrorist camps in the Haphruda forest of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.[1] In the process, he killed three terrorists but sustained several gunshot wounds, and finally succumbed to the injuries.[2] For his bravery, he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, the highest peace time military decoration in India.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kittu, Reddy. Bravest of the Brave: Heroes of the Indian Army. pp. 113–114.
  2. ↑ "Lt Col S S Rana, Ashok Chakra". The Bihar Regimental Association. Retrieved 6 October 2014.