Major Anuj Sood, Shaurya Chakra (17 Dec 1989 – 2 May 2020)
Early life and education
Sood was born in the
Kangra district of
Himachal Pradesh. Later relocated to
Chandigarh. He was born on 17 December 1989, in Air Force Command Hospital Bengaluru, to Brigadier Chandrakant Sood (retd.) and Smt Ragini Sood.
He did his schooling from Army Public School, Udhampur, T-Morh, Jammu and Kashmir, and after that from Punjab Public School, Nabha. In 2008, having cleared AIEEE, he met all eligibility criteria for joining the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), but chose the National Defence Academy instead.
From his childhood, he aspired to follow in the footsteps of his father, who served in the Indian Army Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers.
Military career
Sood was commissioned from the Indian Military Academy,
Dehradun on 9 June 2012. After completing his training as a young
Lieutenant, he handled regimental duties such as
Adjutant and
Platoon leader, before being appointed as
Aide-de-camp to General Officer Commanding 14 RAPID for a period of 13 months. He then went on to complete the Junior Command Courses at Army War College, Mhow, where he excelled. Sood later married Akriti Sood. Akriti Sood is a software engineer and daughter of a
MARCOS.
On 4 March 2018, Sood was assigned to the
Rashtriya Rifles (Guards).
Shaurya Chakra
Citation
Sood was awarded the nation's third highest peacetime gallantry award '
Shaurya Chakra' on 26 January 2021 for his supreme sacrifice during Operation Chanjimula.
Major Anuj Sood's Shaurya Chakra Citation is as follows:
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