Major Anuj Sood, SC (17 Dec 1989 – 2 May 2020) [2] was an Indian Army Officer who received the Shaurya Chakra posthumously. [3] He was a member of the 19th Battalion, Brigade of Guards and 21st Rashtriya Rifles Battalion.

Maj Anuj Sood was a brave soldier and a fine officer, who led from the front and laid down his life at the age of 30 years in the line of his duty. Maj Anuj Sood is survived by his father Brig Chandrakant Sood(Retd), sister Smt Shruti, brother-in-law Shri Arjun and niece Meera.

May 8, 2020 · Major Anuj Sood, scholar and daredevil soldier, had finished his Kashmir tenure and would have been home had COVID-19 not come in the way.

May 7, 2020 · KOLKATA: Who was Major Anuj Sood? Just a brave officer of the Indian Army, who believed in leading from the front, or much more? After the martyr's mortal remains were brought to his residence in ...

Apr 17, 2024 · Major Anuj Sood sacrificed his life while rescuing civilian hostages in Kashmir in an anti-militancy operation in May 2020. He was awarded Shaurya Chakra for his sacrifice. Major Sood was a resident of Pune, Maharashtra at the time of his demise.

May 7, 2020 · Major Anuj Sood lost his life in an eight-hour gunfight with militants in Kashmir’s Handwara Saturday. Security forces lost contact with five men including the Major who had went inside a house to flush out the militants. It was on Sunday morning that the bodies were recovered and deaths were confirmed by the Army.

Jul 2, 2020 · Two months ago, May 2, Major Anuj Sood, 30, company commander, 21 Rashtriya Rifles, made the supreme sacrifice for the motherland in a hostage-rescue mission in J&K.

May 4, 2020 · One of the five security personnel who attained martyrdom while fighting terrorists in Chanjumullah area of Handwara in Kupwara, North Kashmir was Major Anuj Sood. 30-year-old Major Sood lost his life while protecting civilians in the village.

May 5, 2020 · Major Anuj Sood was among the five security forces personnel who were killed in a joint anti-terrorist operation by the armed forces and the Jammu and Kashmir Police. Major Anuj Sood's mortal...

May 5, 2020 · Major Anuj Sood, who was killed in a counter insurgency operation in Kashmir’s Handwara, was Tuesday cremated with full military honours. His mortal remains had been kept at the Command Hospital, Chandimandir, overnight and was taken to his parents home at Amrawati Enclave, Panchkula in the morning.