In a first, government releases names of personnel killed during ‘Operation Sindoor’

In the first official disclosure of military casualties from Operation Sindoor, the government on Friday (June 26, 2026) published the names of six armed forces personnel who laid down their lives during the cross-border operation in May 2025.

The names have been included in the Roll of Honour on the National War Memorial website, marking the first formal confirmation of the personnel killed during the operation.

The fallen 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; Agniveer Mood Muralinaik of 851 Light Regiment; Havildar Sunil Kumar Singh of 237 Field Workshop Company; and Sergeant Surendra Kumar, Vayu Medal, of 39 Wing.

The names of the six personnel will also be inscribed on the Tyag Chakra (Circle of Sacrifice) at the National War Memorial in New Delhi.

Their names were released alongside the annual list of armed forces personnel who made the supreme sacrifice in various military operations during 2025.

The Tyag Chakra comprises 16 concentric granite walls bearing the names, ranks and units of every soldier who has laid down their life in service of the nation since Independence.

Operation Sindoor was launched in the early hours of May 7, 2025, in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians, mostly 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 two countries’ Directors General of Military Operations.