Service No : 9122247K

Place of Birth : Samba, J & K

Service: Army

Last Rank : Rifleman

Unit : 8 JAK LI

Arm/Regt : JAK LI

Date of Martyrdom : Nov 10, 2018

Rifleman Varun Katal

Rifleman Varun Katal hailed from Mawa village in Rajpura tehsil of Samba district of Jammu & Kashmir. Son of an army veteran Sub Anchal Singh and Smt Pinki Rani, Rfn Varun was recruited into 8 JAK LI of the famed Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment of Indian Army.

 

LOC firing : 10 Nov 2018

 

During Nov 2018, Rifleman Varun Katal’s unit,  8 JAK LI battalion was deployed in the Sunderbani sector near LOC. This sector near the LOC is very restive and volatile as the enemy forces often resort to unprovoked firing from across the border. On 10th Nov 2018, Rifleman Varun Katal was manning one of the forward posts in Sunderbani Sector. At around 9:45 AM on 10 Nov, unprovoked ceasefire violation was initiated by the Pakistani forces in Khour area of Sunderbani sector.

 

During the firing Rifleman Varun Katal got injured critically. Indian army retaliated strongly and effectively resulting in cross border firing for many hours from both sides. However Rfn Varun Katal later succumbed to his injuries and was martyred. on 10th Nov  2018. Rfn Varun Katal was a brave and dedicated soldier who at the young age of 21 years made the supreme sacrifice in the service of the nation.

 

Rifleman Varun Katal is survived by his father Sub Anchal Singh (Retd.) and mother Smt Pinki Rani.

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3 Comments
  • Col Rishi Kumar Sharma

    2019 at 12:35 pm Reply

    ॐ शांति

  • Anil Ramchandra Narkhede

    2019 at 10:26 am Reply

    जय हिंद!!!!!

  • Jagannath Patra

    2019 at 7:54 pm Reply

    Jai Hind

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