Lance Naik Kuldeep Singh belonged to Kaureana village in Bathinda district of Punjab. He was recruited into 2 Sikh Bn of the Sikh Regiment. In 2017, Lance Naik Kuldeep Singh’s unit was deployed along the LOC in the Keri sector in the Kupwara district of J&K.
| Service Number | 340759H |
| Place of Birth | Bathinda, Punjab |
| Rank | Lance Naik |
| Unit | 2 Sikh |
| Regiment | Sikh Regiment |
| Date of Martyrdom | 23rd December 2017 |
On 23rd December 2017, around noontime, the Pakistani forces indulged in ceasefire violation and resorted to unprovoked firing. The heavy firing was accompanied by the artillery fire from across the border indicating that it was a pre-planned dastardly attack. The patrol team leader Major Praful Moharkar and three of his troops Lance Naik Gurmail Singh, Lance Naik Kuldeep Singh, and Sepoy Pargat Singh took direct hits and got seriously wounded. Lance Naik Kuldeep Singh later succumbed to his injuries and was martyred.
Lance Naik Kuldeep Singh laid down his life in the line of duty.
