Name : Arun Kumar Pandey
Award Recommended : Shaurya Chakra
Year : 2021
Service No : IC-72371Y
Rank: Major
Unit : 44th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles
Father’s Name : Shri. Shrikant Pandey
Mother’s Name : Smt. Leela Pandey
CITATION
09-10 JUNE 2020
On 09 June 2020, Major Arun Kumar Pandey received a specific intelligence of five
terrorists in a village of Jammu and Kashmir. As mission leader, based upon in depth
knowledge of terrain and deep sense of terrorist modus operandi, he was able to pin point
likely location of the terrorists in huge orchard with dense undergrowth.
Major Arun, based on his appreciation, sited a gap free cordon and led the search
for terrorists. He observed suspicious movement in the dense undergrowth, towards which
he advanced tactically with his buddy. Suddenly, he came under indiscriminate fire from
the hidden terrorist, which he retaliated after taking cover in the folds of ground.
Unmindful of his safety, he crawled forward through the burst of terrorist fire and
neutralized him by own fire. In doing so, he came in line of fire of another terrorist. Major
Arun swiftly rolled sideways and moved forward to engage him at close quarter, thereby
neutralizing him.
For his outstanding leadership and unparalleled courage wherein he neutralized
two hardcore terrorists, Major Arun Kumar Pandey is recommended for the award of
“SHAURYA CHAKRA”.
