Chuni Lal
Chuni Lal | |
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| Birth name | Chuni Lal |
| Born | 6 March 1968 Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Died | 24 June 2007 (aged 39) Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Branch | Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1984–2007 |
| Rank | Naib Subedar |
| Service number | JC-593527 |
| Unit | 8th Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry battalion |
| Battles / wars | Siachen Conflict Operation Meghdoot Operation Rajiv Kargil War Operation Vijay |
| Awards | Ashok Chakra Vir Chakra Sena Medal (Gallantry) |
Naib Subedar Chuni Lal AC, VrC, SM was an Indian Army soldier of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (8 JAK LI). Decorated with Vir Chakra and Sena Medal (Gallantry), he is the most highly-decorated soldier of the Indian Army of all time, honoured with the Sena Medal, Vir Chakra and Ashok Chakra.
Lal was born in Bhaderwah, and lived in Bhara village with his parents, Shanker Dass and Shakuntala Devi, in Doda district of Jammu.
He was killed in action on 24 June 2007 in an operation in Kashmir's Kupwara sector. The success of this militant flush-out operation earned him the highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield, the Ashok Chakra.