Puneet Nath Datt
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Second Lieutenant Puneet Nath Datt, AC (29 April 1973 ā 20 July 1997) was an officer of the Indian Army's 11 Gorkha Rifles. He was posthumously awarded India's highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashok Chakra, for bravery displayed in an Indian Army operation. The operation was conducted against terrorists hidden in a three-story building in the Nowshera area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.[1]
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Puneet Nath Datt | |
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Born | 29 April 1973 Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India |
Died | 20 July 1997 (aged 24) Naushera, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 09 December 1995 - 20 July 1997 |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Service number | IC- 53987X |
Unit | 1/11 Gorkha Rifles |
Awards | Ashoka Chakra |
Alma mater | National Defence Academy |
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