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[[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] '''Sunil Kumar Choudhary''' (1980–2008) was an [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] in the [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]] and belonged to the 7/[[11 Gorkha Rifles]]. Choudhary served for three years and was awarded with [[Kirti Chakra]] ([[posthumous award|posthumous]]) and [[Sena Medal]]s.<ref name="Biography">{{cite news|title=Biography|publisher=India's War Hero|accessdate=22 Jun 2016|url=http://indiaswarhero.tarabasoftware.com/biography.html}}</ref><ref name="Awardees of Kirti Chakra">{{cite news|title=Awardees of Kirti Chakra|publisher=[[Indian Army]] website|accessdate=22 Jun 2016|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=J8wD1U7wOcpWvdJK2NPg6A==&ParentID=9KZDWojZXH1KS2QBXgD4xA==}}</ref><ref name="List of Martyrs 2008">{{cite news|title=List of Martyrs 2008|publisher=[[Indian Army]] website|accessdate=22 Jun 2016|url=http://www.indianarmy.gov.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempListofMartyrs.aspx?MnId=qnKbKWdyR+y4ReQYRtFghg==&ParentID=6+raBWb773ql3UebLZdeng==}}</ref><ref name="Father, do I make you feel proud of me?">{{cite news|title=Father, do I make you feel proud of me?|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|accessdate=22 Jun 2016|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080130/main8.htm}}</ref><ref name="Remembering Capt. S.K. Choudhry">{{cite news|title=Remembering Capt. S.K. Choudhry|publisher=theviewspaper.net|accessdate=22 Jun 2016|url=http://theviewspaper.net/remembering_capt_sk_choudhry/}}</ref><ref name="One vow kept, two broken. Parents, fiancée receive slain captain’s coffin in Jammu">{{cite news|title=One vow kept, two broken. Parents, fiancée receive slain captain's coffin in Jammu|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|accessdate=22 Jun 2016|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080129/jsp/northeast/story_8837107.jsp}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Sunil Kumar Choudhary was born on 22 June 1980 in [[Kathua district]] in the Indian state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. His father, P. L. Choudhary, also served in the Indian Army and held the rank of [[Lieutenant colonel]]. Choudhary was educated in the [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]] until [[Education in India#Secondary education|secondary education]] and then attained [[undergraduate degree]] from [[Garware College of Commerce]] in Pune. He then completed a [[Master of Business Administration]] course from [[Savitribai Phule Pune University]] (Pune), India before joining the Indian army.<ref name="Biography"/><ref name="Father, do I make you feel proud of me?"/><ref name="Remembering Capt. S.K. Choudhry"/><ref name="One vow kept, two broken. Parents, fiancée receive slain captain’s coffin in Jammu"/>

==Army service==
While Choudhary was completing his MBA his younger brother, Ankur Chaudhary, was selected in [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] and was undergoing his training in [[Khadakwasla]]. In the training academy there was a statue of Captain [[Manoj Kumar Pandey]], who was posthumously awarded India's highest military honor [[Param Vir Chakra]]. Pandey was also in the [[11 Gorkha Rifles]]. Sunil Kumar Choudhary was inspired by Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey and dropped his MBA and joined the [[Indian Military Academy]] on 1 Jul 2003. After joining, he expressed a desire to be a part of 11 Gorkha Rifles. Upon passing out from the academy on 10 December 2004, Choudhary moved to [[Fort William, India|Fort William]], [[Kolkata]] and joined the Gorkha Rifles in February 2005. In May 2006, he was posted to [[Tinsukia district]] for [[counter-insurgency]] operations against the [[United Liberation Front of Assam]] (ULFA).<ref name="Biography"/>

Choudhary killed two commanders of ULFA. Due to his services in Assam, he was awarded the Sena Medal on 26 Jan 2008.<ref name="Biography"/>

==Death==
On 27 January 2008 Choudhary was instructed to carry out an operation to encounter 7-9 ULFA militants who had taken shelter in two houses in the village Rangagarh. Choudhary led a team of three to attack the house with help from another attack team. He was shot in the chest by the militants but continued to fight and killed two militants. Choudhary died almost exactly 24 hours after he was awarded the Sena Medal for gallantry.<ref name="Biography"/><ref name="Father, do I make you feel proud of me?"/><ref name="Remembering Capt. S.K. Choudhry"/><ref name="One vow kept, two broken. Parents, fiancée receive slain captain’s coffin in Jammu"/>

Choudhary was awarded Kirti Chakra posthumously.<ref name="Biography"/><ref name="Awardees of Kirti Chakra"/><ref name="List of Martyrs 2008"/><ref name="Father, do I make you feel proud of me?"/><ref name="Remembering Capt. S.K. Choudhry"/><ref name="One vow kept, two broken. Parents, fiancée receive slain captain’s coffin in Jammu"/>

==See also==
* [[Kirti Chakra]]
* [[Manoj Kumar Pandey]]

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