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Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal PVC (14 October 1950 – 16 December 1971) was an Indian military officer and a posthumous recipient of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, which he was awarded for his valour in face of the enemy.
Dec 14, 2017 · Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal. Photo Source. The incredibly courageous Khetarpal, who belonged to the Poona Horse regiment, was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his actions during the fiercely-fought Battle of Basantar.
Feb 28, 2021 · Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal was all too aware of the glorious past of his regiment — five Victoria Crosses and one Param Vir Chakra — and aspired to carry forward this legacy.
In the 1971 War the regiment fought at Basantar and Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal won the Param Vir Chakra and the Commandant Lieutenant Colonel (later Lieutenant General) Hanut Singh was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra.
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, a young officer of the 17 Poona Horse Regiment of the Indian Army, emerged as a symbol of extraordinary bravery and sacrifice during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
On 16 December 1971, Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal of 'A' Squadron, POONA HORSE, voluntarily moved to reinforce 'B' Squadron at Shakargarh sector, on receiving an urgent call for reinforcements. Enroute, his tanks came under heavy fire from enemy strong points and RCL gun nests.
Jan 17, 2022 · Mukesh Khetarpal is now seventy years old, while his elder brother, Arun, who smiles rakishly from a portrait on the wall, dressed in army fatigues, is an eternal twenty-one. Mukesh points that...
A courageous youngman of 21-years-old, Khetarpal had just joined the Indian Army as a 2nd Lieutenant when he was called on duty to the war front in 1971. Born in Pune on 14th October 1950, he came from an army background.
May 23, 2023 · The life and sacrifice of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, an epitome of courage and dedication during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
Nov 16, 2005 · I am delighted to deliver the Cavalry Memorial Lecture which is dedicated to the memory of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, PVC of the Poona Horse, who laid down his life at the age of twenty while defending the motherland during the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971 in the Sakhagarh sector.
