Major Anuj Sood awarded Shaurya Chakra posthumously

Major Anuj Sood of 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), who laid down his life within the line of obligation in an encounter with terrorists in Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir in May 2020, has been awarded with Shaurya Chakra posthumously on the event of Republic Day.
Major Sood, alongside along with his Commanding Officer, Col Ashutosh Sharma, had taken on a gaggle of militants holed up on a home in a village close to Handwara. Both officers with three different personnel, together with a J&Ok Police Sub Inspector, misplaced their lives within the ensuing encounter.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Brig CK Sood (retd), father of Major Sood, who lives in Amravati Enclave close to Pinjore, stated that he was grateful to the nation for having recognised the act of bravery of his son. “It is very gratifying to note that his actions in the face of adversity have been recognised. This is no compensation for his loss but it does make us proud as parents knowing that his actions have as per the highest traditions of the Army,” stated Brig Sood.
Major Anuj Sood was an alumnus of the Punjab Public School Nabha and had joined the National Defence Academy earlier than being commissioned into the Brigade of the Guards. He was scheduled to affix his battalion, 12 Guards, after having accomplished his tenure in 21 RR however his transfer obtained delayed on account of Covid restrictions and within the meantime, obtained concerned within the fateful encounter.