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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Paratrooper]]
| name = Sanjog Chhetri
| honorific_suffix = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]]
| image = Sanjog Chhetri.jpg
| image_size = 250 px
| caption = Portrait of Ptr Sanjog Chhetri
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1982|6|26}}
| birth_place = Boomtar, [[Sikkim]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2003|04|22|1982|6|26}}
| death_place = Hill Kaka, [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
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| branch = [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
| serviceyears = 2001-2003
| rank = [[Paratrooper]]
| servicenumber = 9423984
| unit = [[Para (Special Forces)|9 Para SF]]
| nationality =
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| awards = [[File:Ashoka Chakra ribbon.svg|32px]] [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]]
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| allegiance = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
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[[Paratrooper]] '''Sanjog Chhetri''', [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]] (26 June 1982 – 22 April 2003) was an Indian [[paratrooper]] of the 9 Para (Special Forces) who was posthumously awarded India's peace time military decoration [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]].<ref name=DH>{{cite news|title=Sanjog Chhetri, Triveni Singh get Ashok Chakra|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/jan262004/update7.asp|access-date=3 October 2014|publisher=Deccan Herald}}</ref> Aged 20, when he was posthumously awarded the decoration. He was the youngest recipient of the Ashoka Chakra.

==Early life==
Paratrooper Sanjog Chhetri was born on 26 June 1982 at Boomtar in [[Sikkim]], to a [[Hindu]] [[Chhetri]] family. Chhetri lost his father at a very young age. He and his sister Sangeeta were brought up by his uncle.

==Military career==
Sanjog Chhetri opted for 9 [[Para (Special Forces)]] on 31 March 2001 at the age of 19 years.

On 22 April 2003, he led a team of 20 commandos in carrying out operations in the terrorist location at Hill Kaka in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] under [[Operation Sarp Vinash]]. The commandos approached the terrorist hideout and drew heavy automatic fire. Sensing danger for his fellow soldiers, Sanjog assaulted the mountain hideout after crawling 100 yards and killed one terrorist. Despite the gunshot wounds he sustained and the profuse bleeding, Chhetri killed one more terrorist and offered an opportunity for his team to engage the remaining terrorists effectively. The commando team killed all the remaining terrorists. Chhetri later succumbed to his injuries.

==Ashoka Chakra awardee==
For his raw courage, bravery and *SUPREME SACRIFICE* for his nation, he was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra Award|Ashoka Chakra]], the highest peace time military decoration in India.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashok Chakra for Lt Triveni Singh, Sanjog Chhetri|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/jan/22ashok.htm|publisher=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LjjDAAAQBAJ&q=indian+army+para+special+forces+selection&pg=PT123|title=Ashoka Chakra Recipients|last=Aggarwal|first=Rashmi|date=101|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Para (Special Forces)]]
* [[Mohit Sharma (soldier)]]

==References==
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{{Ashoka Chakra award recipients}}

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