Naik Rajendra Singh Bhati was born on 24th Dec 1992 to an army veteran Late Hav Sawal Singh. After completing his training Naik Rajendra Singh served with his parent unit for some years and later, he was deputed to serve with 23 RR Bn deployed in the Kashmir valley. In Sept 2019, Naik Rajendra Singh’s unit, 23 RR was deployed in the Ramban district of J&K for counter-insurgency operations.
| Place of Birth | Jaisalmer |
| Rank | Naik |
| Unit | 23 RR |
| Date of Martyrdom | 28th September 2019 |
On 28th September based on the information about the presence of few terrorists in the general area of Batote, the unit decided to launch an operation with its QRT (Quick Reaction Team). Naik Rajendra Singh was part of the QRT that was tasked to undertake the operation. The QRT as planned reached the suspected area and soon made contact with the terrorists. A gun battle followed thereafter but the armed militants managed to escape from the spot at Kundrala, nine kilometers away from Batote. After a hot chase, they entered the house and took the owner as a hostage. A joint operation was then launched by J&K police, Army, CISF, and CRPF. When the security forces tighten the cordon, the militants in a desperate attempt started firing indiscriminately to break the cordon and flee. But Naik Rajendra Singh and the team engaged the militants and succeeded and eliminated them. However, during the exchange of fire Naik Rajendra Singh got seriously injured and later succumbed to his injuries.
Naik Rajendra Singh is survived by his wife Smt Jamna Kanwar, son Bhupendra Singh and two brothers Shri Samunder Singh & Shri Govind Singh.
