Names Of Operation Sindoor Martyrs Made Public For First Time; Army War Memorial to Honour Them

The names of six uniformed personnel who lost their lives during Operation Sindoor against Pakistan have been made public for the first time, with their details now featured on the Army War Memorial's official website. The list includes five Army personnel, namely Subedar Major Pawan Kumar, Rifleman Sunil Kumar, Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar, Agniveer Mood Murli Naik, and Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh, along with Sergeant Surendra Kumar of the Indian Air Force.The names have been included in the Army War Memorial's 2025 roll of honour, which records soldiers who laid down their lives in various military operations during the year. As part of the memorial's tradition, their names will be engraved on commemorative bricks at the National War Memorial in New

Delhi.Two of the six have been conferred gallantry awards. Rifleman Sunil Kumar was awarded the Vir Chakra posthumously, while Sergeant Surendra Kumar received the Vayu Medal.President Droupadi Murmu presented the Vir Chakra (posthumously) to Rifleman Sunil Kumar's parents during the Defence Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 8.The publication of the names marks the first official disclosure of the identities of the six personnel killed during Operation Sindoor, India's military operation against Pakistan last year.

Operation Sindoor

India and Pakistan were locked in a brief but intense military confrontation in May 2025, triggered by a terror attack in the Pahalgam valley of Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, which claimed 26 innocent lives. Following the terror attack, India responded with Operation Sindoor, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, and over 100 terrorists, including high-value targets like Yusuf Azhar, Abdul Malik Rauf, and Mudasir Ahmed, were successfully eliminated in the operation.New Delhi has maintained that, inflicted by this heavy damage, Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) called the Indian DGMO and both sides agreed to stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea with effect from May 10.