Naik Sandeep Kaliraman was born on 12th February 1986, to Shri Nainlal and Smt Kesar. He was a native of Atali village in Faridabad, Haryana. Naik Sandeep joined the Army in year 2005.
Place of Birth | Faridabad, Haryana |
Rank | Naik |
Unit | 10 Para (SF) |
Regiment | Parachute Regiment |
Date of Martyrdom | 19th February 2019 |
During February 2019, he was serving with 10 Para (SF) deployed in Jammu and Kashmir for counter insurgency operations. On 12th February 2019, an information from the intelligence informed about the presence of a group of terrorists in Ratnipura village in Pulwama district. A team of 10 Para (SF) was assigned the task to carry out operation against those terrorists. Naik Sandeep was the part of that team. Naik Sandeep and his comrades reached the suspected area and launched a search and cordon operation. In the gun firing battle two terrorists were killed. Unfortunately, Naik Sandeep took three bullets and got seriously injured and later after nearly one week he succumbed to his injuries and got martyred for the nation.
The courageous soldier is survived by his parents, wife and three children.