Service No : 5047602N
Birth place: Kaski, Nepal
Service: Army
Last Rank: Hav
Unit: 4/1 GR
Regiment: Gorkha Regiment
Award : KC
Date of Martyrdom : May 20, 2017
Havaldar Giris Gurung KC
Havaldar Giris Gurung (38) hailed from Kasi in Nepal. He had a distinguished service of 19 years and was part of many counter terrorist operations earlier. On 20th May 2017 also he was part of the team that had intercepted a group of heavily armed terrorists who had infiltrated near the Line of Control in Naugam sector of Handwara in Kupwara district. The fierce encounter with the militants continued for 36 hours in which 4 heavily armed infiltrators were killed. Unfortunately in this operation Hav Giris Gurung along with 2 other soldiers Hav Damar Bahadur and Rfn Rabin Sharma was also martyred.
Havaldar Giris has been awarded with Kirthi Chakra posthumously on 15th August 2017.
He is survived by his wife Panch Maya Gurung and two young children.
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habi jang - Dehradun,Uttarakhand
2017 at 8:46 amMay your soul rest in peace.may the family have strength to face the tragedy and feel proud at the same time.
Meenal Joshi - Ahmedabad,Gujarat
2017 at 11:35 amYou shall remain a source of inspiration to all Indians for generations to come. I salute you and your family for the sacrifice.
smriti sharma - South Delhi,Delhi
2017 at 9:28 pmhi . want to contribute for his children education .can i have the contact details
krishna bahadur thapa - Kanpur Nagar,Uttar Pradesh
2017 at 12:34 amI and my family feel proud of you for showing a great type of patroism alongwith great valour and courage, your great sacrifice towards the nation India. It can not be forgiven.Once again I am saluting to your great dedication shown to our great motherland India.Conveying the heartiest good feeling to your loving family members.
Jai Hind…….Defence Security Corps
Shrikant Shrivastava - Chandrapur,Maharashtra
2017 at 1:34 pmआप अमर हो । सदा हमारे दिलों में। देश के सच्चे सेवक तुम्हे शत शत नमन।