Chuni Lal Military person

Naib Subedar Chuni Lal, AC, VrC, SM was a soldier of 8th Battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (8 JAK LI) of Indian Army. He was born in Bhaderwah, and lived in Bhaar village in Doda district of Jammu. Decorated with Vir Chakra and Sena Medal (Gallantry), JC-593527, Lal was killed on the 24 June 2007 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 Ashok Chakra.

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Chuni Lal
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1968
Birth place
Bhaderwah
Date of deathJune 24, 2007
Place of death
Jammu , Kupwara

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allegianceIndian Army
award
Vir Chakra
Sena Medal
Wound Medal (India)
Ashok Chakra Award
military operations
Kargil War
Operation Meghdoot
military unit
Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
service numberJC-593527
service start1984
service end2007

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