Operation Sindoor: Government Reveals Names of 6 Personnel Killed During Mission for First Time
The Government of India has officially released the names of six armed forces personnel killed in action during Operation Sindoor for the first time. The disclosure, made more than a year after the cross-border military operation took place in May 2025, serves as the first formal public identification of the casualties sustained by the Indian military during the confrontation.
More than a year after Operation Sindoor, the Centre has publicly released the names of six Indian armed forces personnel who were killed in action during the military operation launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. The names have been added to the Roll of Honour at the National War Memorial in New Delhi, marking the first official disclosure of those who lost their lives during the mission.
Six Personnel Honoured at National War Memorial
According to the government, the six fallen personnel included five members of the Indian Army and one member of the Indian Air Force. Their names have now been engraved on Wall 3D of the National War Memorial and added to the memorial's official Roll of Honour. PM Narendra Modi Changes Display Picture on X to ‘Operation Sindoor’ on Anniversary of Military Operation.
Identities of the Fallen Personnel
The released list includes five personnel from the Indian Army and one from the Indian Air Force (IAF). The identified service members are:
1. Subedar Major Pawan Kumar (Headquarters 10 Infantry Brigade)
2. Rifleman Sunil Kumar (4 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry)
3. Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar (5 Field Regiment)
4. Agniveer/Aviation Technician Mood Muralinaik (851 Light Regiment)
5. Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh (237 Field Workshop Company)
6. Sergeant Surendra Kumar (39 Wing, Indian Air Force)
The disclosure comes as part of the government's efforts to formally recognise the sacrifice of military personnel who took part in Operation Sindoor. Two of the six personnel were also posthumously awarded gallantry honours for their actions during the operation.
Operation Sindoor Launched After Pahalgam Attack
Operation Sindoor was launched in May 2025 following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 civilians were killed. The Indian Armed Forces carried out precision strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, describing the operation as a measured response aimed at dismantling terror facilities while avoiding military escalation. Operation Sindoor 1st Anniversary: 6 Pillars of the Anti-Terror Strike in Pakistan.
The operation involved coordinated action by the Army, Air Force and other security agencies. In the days that followed, India also responded to cross-border attacks and heightened military activity along the frontier.
Recognition of Service and Sacrifice
Until now, the identities of the personnel who lost their lives during Operation Sindoor had not been officially made public. The inclusion of their names at the National War Memorial is being viewed as a formal acknowledgement of their service and sacrifice.
The National War Memorial serves as India's official monument honouring members of the armed forces who have laid down their lives in the line of duty since Independence. The latest addition ensures that the personnel who died during Operation Sindoor are permanently commemorated alongside other fallen soldiers.
Operation Sindoor remains one of India's most significant recent military operations, carried out in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Since its conclusion, the government has highlighted the operation as an example of coordinated military action against cross-border terrorism.
The release of the names of the six personnel comes more than a year after the operation, offering official recognition to those who made the supreme sacrifice during the mission and ensuring their contribution is permanently recorded at the National War Memorial.
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