B. Santosh Babu

B. Santosh Babu
B. Santosh Babu

Colonel Bikkumalla Santosh Babu MVC was an Indian Army officer and the commanding officer of 16 Bihar Regiment. He was martyred in action during the 2020 China–India skirmishes, the first Indian Armed Forces commissioned officer since 1967 and among the first Indian soldiers to have been killed in action against the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) since 1975. He was awarded India's second-highest gallantry award, the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously.

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June 15th, 2020
Died Aged
50
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