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Vasanth Venugopal(Karnataka)

"Was martyred in a gun battle with militants who were trying to infiltrate the Indian border in Uri sector of J&K"
31st July 2007
Age- 40
9 Marata Light Infantry

History :

"Colonel Venugopalan was born in Bangalore and graduated from MES College. During his college years, he was a member of the National Cadet Corps through which he participated in the Indo- Canada World Youth Exchange Program of 1986-87. His military career spanned 18 years and he was known to be fiercely loyal to the men of his battalion. During the operation in Uri, he helped gun down the terrorists but was tragically shot. His wife, Subhashini Vasanth, has written his biography titled 'Forever Forty'. He was awarded the Ashoka Chakra posthumously for his gallantry."

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