Kirti Chakra awardee Major General Sunil Kumar Razdan passes away

13 Aug 2026 Obituary

Major General Sunil Kumar Razdan (Retd), a Kirti Chakra awardee and India's first wheelchair-borne General, passed away on 13 August 2026 at the age of 70. He led a 1994 counter-terrorist operation in Kashmir in which hostages were rescued despite his severe injuries.

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