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	'''Kiran Shekhawat''' (1 May 1988 – 24 March 2015) was the first [[Indian Navy]] woman officer to be killed in the line of duty. On a flight as an observer with the [[Indian Navy]], the woman Naval officer was martyred in a Dornier crash off the [[Goa]] coast on 24 March 2015. Lt. Shekhawat was the wife of another Naval officer, Vivek Chhoker.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/First-woman-officer-to-martyr-in-line-of-duty-Lt-Kiran-Shekhawat-cremated-with-full-honours/articleshow/46739740.cms \|title=First woman officer to martyr in line of duty, Lt Kiran Shekhawat, cremated with full honours \| author=Times News Network \|date=30 March 2015 \| website=Times of India website \| accessdate=2 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''Kiran Shekhawat''' (1 May 1988 – 24 March 2015) was the first [[Indian Navy]] woman officer to be killed in the line of duty. On a flight as an observer with the [[Indian Navy]], the woman Naval officer was martyred in a Dornier crash off the [[Goa]] coast on 24 March 2015. Lt. Shekhawat was the wife of another Naval officer, Vivek Chhoker.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/First-woman-officer-to-martyr-in-line-of-duty-Lt-Kiran-Shekhawat-cremated-with-full-honours/articleshow/46739740.cms \|title=First woman officer to martyr in line of duty, Lt Kiran Shekhawat, cremated with full honours \| author=Times News Network \|date=30 March 2015 \| website=Times of India website \| accessdate=2 September 2016}}</ref>
	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
	She was born on 1 May 1988 in Mumbai into a [[Rajput]] family.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/jaipur/indian-female-officers-from-rajput-community-490773.html\|title = जब राजस्थान की इन राजपूत अफसर बेटियों ने रचा इतिहास तो पूरे देश का सीना गर्व से हो गया चौड़ा\|date = 28 January ~~2022~~}}</ref> She was born to Vijendra Singh Shekhawat and Madhu Chauhan,and belonged to Sefarguwar village in [[Khetri\|Khetri tehsil]] of [[Jhunjhunu district]] in [[Rajasthan]]. She completed her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya-II in [[Vishakhapatnam]] and then graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Physics from [[Andhra University]]. She then worked with a private bank before joining the [[Indian Naval Academy]] (INA) in [[Ezhimala]], [[Kerala]] in 2010. Lt Shekhawat had married a fellow naval officer Lt. Vivek Singh Chhoker from Kurthala near Gurgaon, where her mother-in-law Sunita Chhoker was a sarpanch and the family had some agricultural land.		She was born on 1 May 1988 in Mumbai into a [[Rajput]] family.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/jaipur/indian-female-officers-from-rajput-community-490773.html\|title = जब राजस्थान की इन राजपूत अफसर बेटियों ने रचा इतिहास तो पूरे देश का सीना गर्व से हो गया चौड़ा\|date = 28 January 2019}}</ref> She was born to Vijendra Singh Shekhawat and Madhu Chauhan,and belonged to Sefarguwar village in [[Khetri\|Khetri tehsil]] of [[Jhunjhunu district]] in [[Rajasthan]]. She completed her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya-II in [[Vishakhapatnam]] and then graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Physics from [[Andhra University]]. She then worked with a private bank before joining the [[Indian Naval Academy]] (INA) in [[Ezhimala]], [[Kerala]] in 2010. Lt Shekhawat had married a fellow naval officer Lt. Vivek Singh Chhoker from Kurthala near Gurgaon, where her mother-in-law Sunita Chhoker was a sarpanch and the family had some agricultural land.

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	'''Kiran Shekhawat''' (1 May 1988 – 24 March 2015) was the first [[Indian Navy]] woman officer to be ~~[[martyr]]ed~~ in the line of duty. On a flight as an observer with the [[Indian Navy]], the woman Naval officer was martyred in a Dornier crash off the [[Goa]] coast on 24 March 2015. Lt. Shekhawat was the wife of another Naval officer, Vivek Chhoker.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/First-woman-officer-to-martyr-in-line-of-duty-Lt-Kiran-Shekhawat-cremated-with-full-honours/articleshow/46739740.cms \|title=First woman officer to martyr in line of duty, Lt Kiran Shekhawat, cremated with full honours \| author=Times News Network \|date=30 March 2015 \| website=Times of India website \| accessdate=2 September ~~2016~~}}</ref>		'''Kiran Shekhawat''' (1 May 1988 – 24 March 2015) was the first [[Indian Navy]] woman officer to be killed in the line of duty. On a flight as an observer with the [[Indian Navy]], the woman Naval officer was martyred in a Dornier crash off the [[Goa]] coast on 24 March 2015. Lt. Shekhawat was the wife of another Naval officer, Vivek Chhoker.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/First-woman-officer-to-martyr-in-line-of-duty-Lt-Kiran-Shekhawat-cremated-with-full-honours/articleshow/46739740.cms \|title=First woman officer to martyr in line of duty, Lt Kiran Shekhawat, cremated with full honours \| author=Times News Network \|date=30 March 2015 \| website=Times of India website \| accessdate=2 September 2022}}</ref>
	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
	~~Lt Kiran Shekhawat~~ was born on 1 May 1988 in Mumbai into a [[Rajput]] family.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/jaipur/indian-female-officers-from-rajput-community-490773.html\|title = जब राजस्थान की इन राजपूत अफसर बेटियों ने रचा इतिहास तो पूरे देश का सीना गर्व से हो गया चौड़ा\|date = 28 January ~~2019~~}}</ref> ~~Daughter of Hon. Lt.~~ Vijendra Singh Shekhawat and Madhu Chauhan, ~~Lt. Kiran Shekhawat~~ belonged to Sefarguwar village in Khetri ~~Tehsil~~ of Jhunjhunu district in [[Rajasthan]]. She completed her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya-II in [[Vishakhapatnam]] and then graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Physics from [[Andhra University]]. She then worked with a private bank before joining the [[Indian Naval Academy]] (INA) in [[Ezhimala]], [[Kerala]] in 2010. Lt Shekhawat had married a fellow naval officer Lt. Vivek Singh Chhoker from Kurthala near Gurgaon, where her mother-in-law Sunita Chhoker was a sarpanch and the family had some agricultural land.		She was born on 1 May 1988 in Mumbai into a [[Rajput]] family.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/jaipur/indian-female-officers-from-rajput-community-490773.html\|title = जब राजस्थान की इन राजपूत अफसर बेटियों ने रचा इतिहास तो पूरे देश का सीना गर्व से हो गया चौड़ा\|date = 28 January 2022}}</ref> She was born to Vijendra Singh Shekhawat and Madhu Chauhan,and belonged to Sefarguwar village in [[Khetri\|Khetri tehsil]] of [[Jhunjhunu district]] in [[Rajasthan]]. She completed her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya-II in [[Vishakhapatnam]] and then graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Physics from [[Andhra University]]. She then worked with a private bank before joining the [[Indian Naval Academy]] (INA) in [[Ezhimala]], [[Kerala]] in 2010. Lt Shekhawat had married a fellow naval officer Lt. Vivek Singh Chhoker from Kurthala near Gurgaon, where her mother-in-law Sunita Chhoker was a sarpanch and the family had some agricultural land.

	===Naval career===		===Naval career===
	~~Commissioned~~ on 5 July 2010~~, Lt Shekhawat joined~~ the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 310 — a premier IW squadron nicknamed Cobras. In her five-year career, she was posted across various Naval stations and was transferred to Goa in 2015. Being an expert on intelligence warfare, she was recording the environment charts and various other parameters required for intelligence analysis during the ill-fated training sortie.		She was commissioned on 5 July 2010 to join the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 310 — a premier IW squadron nicknamed Cobras. In her five-year career, she was posted across various Naval stations and was transferred to Goa in 2015. Being an expert on intelligence warfare, she was recording the environment charts and various other parameters required for intelligence analysis during the ill-fated training sortie.

	~~Lt Kiran Shekhawat's life was all about the Navy — her death too.~~ She was born to a Navy officer and joined the Navy herself. She was extremely focused and a disciplined officer. Lt Shekhawat had a passion for flying and when not on duty, she loved dancing and listening to the music of [[Enrique Iglesias]] and [[Shania Twain]]. A big fan of author [[Nicholas Sparks]], she read all his books or watched the movies based on them. Lt Shekhawat, an Observer, had taken part in the first all-women marching contingent of the Navy during the Republic Day parade of January 2015. ~~Lieutenant Shekhawat's~~ father retired from the Navy as Master Chief Petty Officer and ~~is now running~~ a charitable organization called, '''Lt Kiran Shekhawat Foundation''' in her honour. Her husband, Lt. Cdr. Vivek Singh Chhoker, is also a naval officer presently serving as an instructor in the Naval Academy in [[Ezhimala]] in Kerala.		She was born to a Navy officer and joined the Navy herself. A big fan of author [[Nicholas Sparks]], she read all his books or watched the movies based on them. Lt Shekhawat, an Observer, had taken part in the first all-women marching contingent of the Navy during the Republic Day parade of January 2015. Her father was retired from the Navy as Master Chief Petty Officer and had started a charitable organization called, '''Lt Kiran Shekhawat Foundation''' in her honour. Her husband, Lt. Cdr. Vivek Singh Chhoker, is also a naval officer presently serving as an instructor in the Naval Academy in [[Ezhimala]] in Kerala.

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	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==
	Lt Kiran Shekhawat was a brave and a committed soldier who became the first Naval woman officer to die in harness. Lt Kiran Shekhawat will always be remembered for her service to the nation and her story will continue to inspire future generations of India.

	~~Lt Kiran Shekhawat is survived by her parents and a brother.~~

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	* A Shaheed Park has been developed in the honour of Lt Kiran Shekhawat on a 2 acres land at Kurthala (Nuh) in Haryana.		* A Shaheed Park has been developed in the honour of Lt Kiran Shekhawat on a 2 acres land at Kurthala (Nuh) in Haryana.
	* A life-size statue of Lt Kiran Shekhawat has been installed in the Shaheed Park at Kurthala.		* A life-size statue of Lt Kiran Shekhawat has been installed in the Shaheed Park at Kurthala.

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
	Lt Kiran Shekhawat was born on 1 May 1988 in Mumbai into a ~~Naval~~ family. Daughter of Hon. Lt. Vijendra Singh Shekhawat and Madhu Chauhan, Lt. Kiran Shekhawat belonged to Sefarguwar village in Khetri Tehsil of Jhunjhunu district in [[Rajasthan]]. She completed her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya-II in [[Vishakhapatnam]] and then graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Physics from [[Andhra University]]. She then worked with a private bank before joining the [[Indian Naval Academy]] (INA) in [[Ezhimala]], [[Kerala]] in 2010. Lt Shekhawat had married a fellow naval officer Lt. Vivek Singh Chhoker from Kurthala near Gurgaon, where her mother-in-law Sunita Chhoker was a sarpanch and the family had some agricultural land.		Lt Kiran Shekhawat was born on 1 May 1988 in Mumbai into a [[Rajput]] family.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/jaipur/indian-female-officers-from-rajput-community-490773.html\|title = जब राजस्थान की इन राजपूत अफसर बेटियों ने रचा इतिहास तो पूरे देश का सीना गर्व से हो गया चौड़ा\|date = 28 January 2019}}</ref> Daughter of Hon. Lt. Vijendra Singh Shekhawat and Madhu Chauhan, Lt. Kiran Shekhawat belonged to Sefarguwar village in Khetri Tehsil of Jhunjhunu district in [[Rajasthan]]. She completed her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya-II in [[Vishakhapatnam]] and then graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Physics from [[Andhra University]]. She then worked with a private bank before joining the [[Indian Naval Academy]] (INA) in [[Ezhimala]], [[Kerala]] in 2010. Lt Shekhawat had married a fellow naval officer Lt. Vivek Singh Chhoker from Kurthala near Gurgaon, where her mother-in-law Sunita Chhoker was a sarpanch and the family had some agricultural land.

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	Commissioned on 5 July 2010, Lt Shekhawat joined the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 310 — a premier IW squadron nicknamed Cobras. In her five-year career, she was posted across various Naval stations and was transferred to Goa in 2015. Being an expert on intelligence warfare, she was recording the environment charts and various other parameters required for intelligence analysis during the ill-fated training sortie.		Commissioned on 5 July 2010, Lt Shekhawat joined the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 310 — a premier IW squadron nicknamed Cobras. In her five-year career, she was posted across various Naval stations and was transferred to Goa in 2015. Being an expert on intelligence warfare, she was recording the environment charts and various other parameters required for intelligence analysis during the ill-fated training sortie.
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	== Death ==		== Death ==

	The Indian Navy Dornier that crashed during a night sortie on 24 March 2015 was being flown by a competent and experienced team comprising Lt Kiran Shekhawat, co-pilot Lt Abhinav Nagori and Commander Nikhil Joshi. Lt Kiran was operating in a combat role as an observer in the tactical sorties flown over the ocean for tracking and engaging hostile ships violating the country's maritime boundaries.		The Indian Navy Dornier that crashed during a night sortie on 24 March 2015 was being flown by a competent and experienced team comprising Lt Kiran Shekhawat, co-pilot Lt Abhinav Nagori and Commander Nikhil Joshi. Lt Kiran was operating in a combat role as an observer in the tactical sorties flown over the ocean for tracking and engaging hostile ships violating the country's maritime boundaries. Her body and that of the co-pilot Lt Abhinav Nagori were recovered two days after the crash, while the pilot Commander Nikhil Joshi was rescued by a fisherman. The wreckage of the Dornier was found about 60 m under the sea at the south-west of Goa coast. The body of Lieutenant Shekhawat was found inside the fuselage of the aircraft.

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'''Kiran Shekhawat''' (1 May 1988 – 24 March 2015) was the first [[Indian Navy]] woman officer to be [[martyr]]ed in the line of duty. On a flight as an observer with the [[Indian Navy]], the woman Naval officer was martyred in a Dornier crash off the [[Goa]] coast on 24 March 2015. Lt. Shekhawat was the wife of another Naval officer, Vivek Chhoker.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/First-woman-officer-to-martyr-in-line-of-duty-Lt-Kiran-Shekhawat-cremated-with-full-honours/articleshow/46739740.cms |title=First woman officer to martyr in line of duty, Lt Kiran Shekhawat, cremated with full honours | author=Times News Network |date=30 March 2015 | website=Times of India website | accessdate=2 September 2016}}</ref>
== Biography ==
===Early life===
Lt Kiran Shekhawat was born on 1 May 1988 in Mumbai into a Naval family. Daughter of Hon. Lt. Vijendra Singh Shekhawat and Madhu Chauhan, Lt. Kiran Shekhawat belonged to Sefarguwar village in Khetri Tehsil of Jhunjhunu district in [[Rajasthan]]. She completed her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya-II in [[Vishakhapatnam]] and then graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Physics from [[Andhra University]]. She then worked with a private bank before joining the [[Indian Naval Academy]] (INA) in [[Ezhimala]], [[Kerala]] in 2010. Lt Shekhawat had married a fellow naval officer Lt. Vivek Singh Chhoker from Kurthala near Gurgaon, where her mother-in-law Sunita Chhoker was a sarpanch and the family had some agricultural land.
===Naval career===
Commissioned on 5 July 2010, Lt Shekhawat joined the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 310 — a premier IW squadron nicknamed Cobras. In her five-year career, she was posted across various Naval stations and was transferred to Goa in 2015. Being an expert on intelligence warfare, she was recording the environment charts and various other parameters required for intelligence analysis during the ill-fated training sortie.

Lt Kiran Shekhawat's life was all about the Navy — her death too. She was born to a Navy officer and joined the Navy herself. She was extremely focused and a disciplined officer. Lt Shekhawat had a passion for flying and when not on duty, she loved dancing and listening to the music of [[Enrique Iglesias]] and [[Shania Twain]]. A big fan of author [[Nicholas Sparks]], she read all his books or watched the movies based on them. Lt Shekhawat, an Observer, had taken part in the first all-women marching contingent of the Navy during the Republic Day parade of January 2015. Lieutenant Shekhawat's father retired from the Navy as Master Chief Petty Officer and is now running a charitable organization called, '''Lt Kiran Shekhawat Foundation''' in her honour. Her husband, Lt. Cdr. Vivek Singh Chhoker, is also a naval officer presently serving as an instructor in the Naval Academy in [[Ezhimala]] in Kerala.

== Death ==

The Indian Navy Dornier that crashed during a night sortie on 24 March 2015 was being flown by a competent and experienced team comprising Lt Kiran Shekhawat, co-pilot Lt Abhinav Nagori and Commander Nikhil Joshi. Lt Kiran was operating in a combat role as an observer in the tactical sorties flown over the ocean for tracking and engaging hostile ships violating the country's maritime boundaries.

== Legacy ==
Lt Kiran Shekhawat was a brave and a committed soldier who became the first Naval woman officer to die in harness. Lt Kiran Shekhawat will always be remembered for her service to the nation and her story will continue to inspire future generations of India.

Lt Kiran Shekhawat is survived by her parents and a brother.

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* A Shaheed Park has been developed in the honour of Lt Kiran Shekhawat on a 2 acres land at Kurthala (Nuh) in Haryana.
* A life-size statue of Lt Kiran Shekhawat has been installed in the Shaheed Park at Kurthala.
* A 7.5 Kilometres of road stretch between Chechera and Village Bighwali has been named after Lt Kiran Shekhawat in her honour.
* Lt Kiran Shekhawat's family has established a society in March 2016 named “Lt Kiran Shekhawat Foundation“ to work for weaker sections of society and to organize periodical events with an aim to inspire the young generation

== Events ==
Shekhawat, an observer, had taken part in the first all-women marching contingent of the Navy during the Republic Day parade. The maritime surveillance aircraft had crashed south-west off [[Goa]] coast on Tuesday night at 2208 hours was flown by Commander Nikhil Kuldip Joshi, who was flying the aircraft and had 4,000 flying hours to his credit, was rescued about an hour after the crash by a fishing vessel.

==Recovery==
The [[INS Makar (J31)|INS ''Makar'']], a naval hydrographic vessel, had detected a large metallic object using its side-scan sonar at a depth of 50-60 metres. Later it was confirmed to be remains of the ill-fated aircraft.

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