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An Indian security source said the operation began with fire missions of Indian forces firing artillery across the frontier to suppress Pakistani positions while three to four teams of 70–80 para SF commandos from 4 and 9 Para (Special Forces) crossed the LoC at several points shortly after midnight IST on 29 September (18:30 hours UTC, 28 ...
The Pakistani Special Services Group (SSG) conducted an operation in which 7 soldiers of the 17 Maratha Light Infantry manning the post were killed, and a soldier by the name of Bhausaheb Maruti Talekar was beheaded. His head was taken back to Pakistan as a trophy. [9] Attack on Indian military listening post in Poonch sector: August 2000
Kargil War Part of the Kashmir conflict and the India–Pakistan conflict Top, bottom: Indian soldiers after capturing a hill from Pakistani forces Pakistani soldiers posing with the wing of a downed Indian MiG Date 3 May – 26 July 1999 (2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) Location Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir (now Ladakh), India Result Indian victory India regains possession of Kargil ...
Captain Arun Singh Jasrotia, AC, SM (16 August 1968 - 15 September 1995) was an Indian military officer in the 9 Para (Special Forces). [1] He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, the highest peace time military decoration in India. He was also recipient of Sena Medal.
Some of the later reported missions carried out by Para (SF) include the counter-insurgency operation purportedly undertaken inside Myanmar in 2015, and the 2016 Surgical Strikes. The unit 21 Para (SF) is reported to have eliminated many terrorists along the India Myanmar border in 2022-2023 while avenging killing of a Army officer and his ...
Paratrooper Sanjog Chhetri, 9 Para (SF), was awarded an Ashoka Chakra in 2004 posthumously for his role in the Operation Sarp Vinash in which he succumbed. [57] During Operation Sarp Vinash, media claims of different Indian media houses about what actually happened during the operation were hyped and very contradictory. [58]
Major Sudhir Kumar Walia, AC, SM & Bar ADC (24 May 1969 – 29 August 1999), popularly known as Rambo of Indian Army, [1] was an officer of the Indian Army, who served in the elite 9 Para (SF). [2] He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration, by the then President, late K. R. Narayan, in January ...
Para (Special Forces): The Para SF is the special warfare branch of the Indian Army. They will form a major portion of the AFSOD. [18] MARCOS: The MARCOS is the special warfare branch of the Indian Navy. It is specialised in operations in a maritime environment, although it can operate in all environments. [19]