The government has now formally and proudly proclaimed all six names of six military personnel — five from the Indian Army and one from IAF — who died in the line of duty during Operation Sindoor.
Their names are inscribed on a wall at the National War Memorial, as a tribute to the fallen heroes.
This is the first time since the military operation conducted by the Indian armed forces in May 2025 that the government has released the names of these six personnel.
Operation Sindoor was conducted against Pakistan to avenge the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on 22nd of April.
The Tribune, published from Chandigarh had first published the story in their morning editions on 25th of June 2026 written by its senior journalist Ajay Banerjee.
Names of 6 bravehearts killed in Operation Sindoor
- Sub Maj Pawan Kumar from the Headquarters 10 Infantry Brigade
- Rifleman Sunil Kumar from the 4th battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment
- Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar from the 5 Field Regiment
- Agniveer Mood Murali Naik from the 851 Light Regiment
- Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh from the 237 Filed Workshop
- Sergeant Surendra Kumar from the 39 Wing of the Air Force
Rifleman Sunil Kumar has been awarded the Vir Chakra, the country’s third-highest battle honour, and Sergeant Surinder Kumar the Vayu Medal.
Ajay Banerjee writes, ‘most of the six casualties have been in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said Sunil Kumar was posted along the Line of Control with Pakistan. On June 8, President Droupadi Murmu presented the Vir Chakra (posthumous) to Sunil Kumar at the Defence Investiture Ceremony. The award was received by his mother Sudesh Kumari and father Yash Paul’.
The National War Memorial features the Tyag Chakra (circle of sacrifice), which contains 16 concentric circular walls built entirely from granite bricks. Each brick bears the name, rank and regiment of a fallen martyr who made the supreme sacrifice since Independence, the Tribune story added.
