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SECOND LIEUTENANT ARUN KHETARPAL

Param Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Param Vir Chakra (Posthumous) , 16-12-1971
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-25067
Rank SECOND LIEUTENANT
Unit/Regiments/Corps 17 HORSE (POONA HORSE)
Son Of Brigadier M.L. Khetarpal
Mother's Name Smt Maheshwari Khetarpal
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Pune, Maharashtra
War/Operation/Battle 1971 Indo-Pak War
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A family picture of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal (Source: Honourpoint)

Battle of Basantara (Source: Indian Defence Review)

.Mother of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal receiving Param Vir Chakra from then President V.V. Giri (Source: Honourpoint)

Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal war memorial unveiled at veer Bhoomi Sthal in Samba district in Jammu. (Source: The Time of India)

A bust of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal installed at the Pram Yodha Sthal in National War Memorial New Delhi.

  1. The India-Pakistan War of 1971: A History. S.N Prasad and U.P. Thapliyal.(2014). Natraj Publishers and Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
  2. The Valiants: The Martyrs of Indo-Pak War 1971. JWO Sharadchandra D Phatak, Puja Shashank Phatak, (2021)
  3. The Hero of 1971 War Gnat fighter Aircraft, (Accessed on 07 December 2022) https://defencedirecteducation.com/2018/12/10/gnat-hal-ajeet/
  4. Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle. Maj Gen Ian Cardozo. (2003). The Lotus Collection, Roli Books Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India.
  5. Stories of Heroism (PVC & MVC Winner). Dr. BC Chakravorty (1995). Allied Publishers Limited and Ministry of Defence, Government of India
  6. Honourpoint: An Online Memorial for every Indian soldier (Accessed on 19 December 2022) https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/second-lt-arun-khetarpal-pvc/
  7. Remembering Param Vir Arun Khetarpal, Second Lieutenant from The Poona Horse (Accessed on 19 December 2022) https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/remembering-param-vir-arun-khetarpal-second-lieutenant-from-the-poona-horse-218356
  8. Indian Army remembers the story of its braveheart PVC 2nd Lt. Arun Khetrapal (Accessed on 19 December 2022) https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/indian-army-remembers-the-story-of-its-braveheart-pvc-2nd-lt-arun-khetrapal/
  9. Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal (Accessed on 19 December) https://nationalwarmemorial.gov.in/param-yoddhas/details/18

Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal – 1971 (Source: YouTube Indian Army ADGPI)

Param Vir Chakra 2nd Lt Arun Khetarpal (Source: YouTube AAJ TAK Vande Matram)

Battle Of Basantar | Greatest Battles Of 1971 | India Today (Source: YouTube India Today)

1971 Indo Pak War: Arun Khetrapal, जिन्होंने Pakistan के चार टैंक तबाह किए. Vivechna (BBC Hindi) (Source: YouTube BBC India)

अरुण खेत्रपाल Battle Of Basantar : Story Of A Man Who Defeated 7 Pakistani Tanks (Source: YouTube Sabdh Baan)

Battle Of Basantar : Story Of A Man Who Defeated 7 Pakistani Tanks | Indo-Pak 1971 War (Source: YouTube Defence Squad)

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