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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.
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal was an officer in the Indian Army, who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, posthumously, for his gallant actions during the tank battle with the enemy at the Battle of Basantar during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal was an officer in the Indian Army who participated in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 along the western border of India. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for exhibiting exemplary gallantry against overwhelming odds.
2nd Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal. He was born in Pune,Maharashtra, was an officer of the Indian Army and a posthumous recipient of the Param Vir Chakra from Delhi. India's highest military decoration for valour in face of the enemy.
Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal was born on 14th October 1950 in Pune into a military family. Son of Lt Col (later Brigadier) M.L. Khetarpal and Mrs Maheshwari Khetarpal, 2nd Lt Arun was the eldest of their two sons.
Dec 5, 2021 · Mukesh Khetarpal is now 71 years old, while his elder brother, Arun, who smiles rakishly from a portrait on the wall, dressed in army fatigues, is an eternal 21. ‘I have aged but Arun never will,’ Mukesh smiles.
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.
