At least 20 Indian Army personnel including a colonel were killed in a fierce clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh on Monday night. This was the biggest military confrontation in over five decades, significantly escalating the already volatile border standoff in the region. The officer killed in the clash was identified as Colonel Santosh Babu, Commanding Officer of the 16 Bihar regiment, and a native of Telangana.
THE 20 BRAVEHEARTS
SLAIN SOLDIER |
HAILING FROM |
Colonel Santosh Babu |
Hyderabad |
Nb Sub Nuduram Soren |
Mayurbhanj |
Nb Sub Mandeep Singh |
Patiala |
Nb Sub (Dvr) Satnam Singh |
Gurdaspur |
K Palani |
Madurai |
Hav Sunil Kumar |
Patna |
Hav Bipul Roy |
Meerut |
NK (NA) Deepak Kumar |
Rewa |
Sep Rajesh Orang |
Birghum |
Sep Kundan Kumar Ojha |
Sahibganj |
Sep Ganesh Ram |
Kanker |
Sep Chandrakanta Pradhan |
Kandhamal |
Sep Ankush |
Hamirpur |
Sep Gurbinder |
Sangrur |
Sep Gurtej Singh |
Mansa |
Sep Chandan Kumar |
Bhojpur |
Sep Aman Kumar |
Samastipur |
Sep Jai Kishor Singh |
Vaishali |
Sep Ganesh Hansda |
East Singhbhum |
Sep Kundan Kumar |
Saharsa |
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