GUWAHATI: The Government of India has, for the first time, officially disclosed the names of six Indian armed forces personnel who were killed in action during Operation Sindoor, the cross-border military operation launched against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in May 2025.
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The names of the fallen personnel have been published in the Roll of Honour on the National War Memorial website and inscribed at the National War Memorial in New Delhi, marking the first formal public acknowledgement of military fatalities suffered during the operation.
The six personnel are Subedar Major Pawan Kumar of Headquarters 10 Infantry Brigade, Rifleman Sunil Kumar, Vir Chakra, of 4 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar of 5 Field Regiment, Aviation Technician Mood Muralinaik of 851 Light Regiment, Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh of 237 Field Workshop Company, and Sergeant Surendra Kumar, Vayu Medal, of 39 Wing.
Their names have been engraved on Wall 3D of the National War Memorial under the 2025 Roll of Honour, which commemorates armed forces personnel who laid down their lives in the service of the nation.
The publication of the names is the first official confirmation of the identities of Indian military personnel killed during Operation Sindoor. Until now, the government had not publicly identified those who lost their lives during the operation, despite reports of casualties during the four-day military conflict between India and Pakistan.
Operation Sindoor was launched in the early hours of May 7, 2025, in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 civilians, most of them tourists, were killed.
During the operation, the Indian armed forces carried out precision strikes on nine terror-linked sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, targeting infrastructure associated with Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba. India and Pakistan agreed to halt military action on May 10 following talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both countries.
