Lieutenant N Parthiban was born on 21st August 1983 to Major V Natarajan (Retired) and Mrs. Tamil Selvi. Lt Parthiban got the call from OTA when he had enrolled for M.Sc. in Physics. He went on to join OTA to fulfill his dream and passed out on March 18, 2006. He got commissioned into 5 Jak Li of the famed Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry. Lt Parthiban’s unit was deployed in the Gurez sector of J&K during 2006.
| Service Number | SS 41837 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 5 JAK LI |
| Regiment | J&K Light Infantry |
| Award | Kirti Chakra |
| Date of Martyrdom | 7th October 2006 |
On 7th October 2006, Lt Parthiban was the post commander in the forest area of Gurez sector, when his unit received information that some heavily armed terrorists were hiding in the nearby forest in an attempt to cross the line of control. Immediately he rushed with his team to the site of the suspected area and tasked his team to provide the covering fire. Lt Parthiban then along with his buddy, moved closer to the hideout of the terrorists. Suddenly, two terrorists sprang up from behind the boulders and fired on him indiscriminately causing severe bullet injuries to him. Despite being wounded and unmindful of his safety, Lt Parthiban charged on them and killed the two terrorists single-handedly in close combat before succumbing to his bullet injuries. A huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from the slain terrorists.
Lt N Parthiban was awarded the nation’s second-highest gallantry award during peacetime “Kirti Chakra” for his exceptional service to the nation and became the youngest soldier to receive that honour.
