Sanjog Chhetri information

Paratrooper

Sanjog Chhetri

AC
Paratrooper; Sanjog Chhetri; AC
	Portrait of Ptr Sanjog Chhetri
Born	26 June 1982; Boomtar, Sikkim, India
Died	22 April 2003 (aged 20); Hill Kaka, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Army
Years of service	2001-2003
Rank	Paratrooper (Equivalent to the infantry rank of Sepoy or Private)
Service number	9423984
Unit	9 Para (Special Forces); 5/11 Gorkha Rifles ;
Battles/wars	Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Operation Sarp Vinash †; ;
Awards	Ashoka Chakra

Paratrooper Sanjog Chhetri, AC (26 June 1982 – 22 April 2003) was an Indian soldier and a recipient of the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peace time military decoration.He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra for his actions during an Indian Army counterterrorism operation on 22 September 2002 while serving with the 9 Para (Special Forces). He is the youngest recipient of the Ashoka Chakra. ^[1]

^ "Sanjog Chhetri, Triveni Singh get Ashok Chakra". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.

[DH-1] "Sanjog Chhetri, Triveni Singh get Ashok Chakra". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.

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Paratrooper Sanjog Chhetri AC
Portrait of Ptr Sanjog Chhetri
Born	(1982-06-26)26 June 1982 Boomtar, Sikkim, India
Died	22 April 2003(2003-04-22) (aged 20) Hill Kaka, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Army
Years of service	2001-2003
Rank	Paratrooper (Equivalent to the infantry rank of Sepoy or Private)
Service number	9423984
Unit	9 Para (Special Forces) 5/11 Gorkha Rifles
Battles/wars	Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Operation Sarp Vinash †
Awards	Ashoka Chakra