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{{Short description|Indian Army Officer (1989–2020)}}
{{Merge to|Shaurya Chakra|discuss=Talk:Shaurya Chakra#Proposed merge of Anuj Sood into Shaurya Chakra|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Major]]
| name = Anuj Sood
| honorific_suffix = [[Shaurya Chakra|SC]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1989|12|17}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2020|05|02|1989|12|17}}
| birth_place = [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh]]
| death_place = Handwara, [[Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir]]
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| allegiance = India
| branch = [[Indian Army]]
| serviceyears = 2012–2020
| rank = [[Major]]
| servicenumber = IC–76429H<ref>{{Cite web|title=Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-3)|url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1774196|access-date=2021-11-23|website=pib.gov.in|language=en}}</ref>
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* [[Brigade of the Guards|19 Brigade of the Guards]]
* [[Rashtriya Rifles|21 Rashtriya Rifles]]}}
| awards = [[Shaurya Chakra]]
| alma_mater = {{plainlist|*[[National Defence Academy]], [[Khadakwasla]]
*[[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]]
*[[Indian Institute of Science]], [[Bengaluru]]}}
| spouse = Aakriti Singh Sood
| relations = [[Brigadier]] Chandrakant Sood (father)
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[[Major (India)|Major]] '''Anuj Sood''', [[Shaurya Chakra|SC]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gallantry Awards {{!}} Ministry of Defence, Government of India|url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/4957|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/4957|archive-date=2021|access-date=2021-09-18|website=www.gallantryawards.gov.in}}</ref> (17 Dec 1989 – 2 May 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Negi|first=Pankaj|date=2021-01-25|title=Story of Major Anuj Sood Shaurya Chakra [Citation]|url=https://ssbcrackexams.com/major-anuj-sood-citation/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://ssbcrackexams.com/major-anuj-sood-citation/|archive-date=2021|access-date=2021-09-18|website=SSBCrackExams - India's No.1 Learning Platform For Defence Aspirants|language=en-US}}</ref> was an [[Indian Army]] Officer who received the [[Shaurya Chakra]] posthumously.<ref>{{Cite web|authors=Man Aman Singh Chhina|date=2021-01-26|title=Major Anuj Sood awarded Shaurya Chakra posthumously|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/major-anuj-sood-awarded-shaurya-chakra-posthumously-7161696/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://indianexpress.com/article/india/major-anuj-sood-awarded-shaurya-chakra-posthumously-7161696/|archive-date=2021-01-26|access-date=2021-09-18|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the 19th Battalion, [[Brigade of Guards]] and 21st [[Rashtriya Rifles]] Battalion.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roy|first=Divyanshu|date=2020-05-05|title=Photo Of Handwara Braveheart's Mourning Wife Chokes Up Thousands|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/major-anuj-soods-wife-Kalpana-sood-mourns-husband-killed-in-handwara-encounter-2223878|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/major-anuj-soods-wife-Kalpana-sood-mourns-husband-killed-in-handwara-encounter-2223878|archive-date=2020|access-date=2021-09-19|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Major Anuj Sood killed in Handwara encounter cremated in Chandigarh|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/major-anuj-sood-killed-in-handwara-encounter-cremated-in-chandigarh-80694|access-date=2021-09-19|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|language=en}}</ref> He was killed [[killed in action|in action]] while serving with the latter in [[Handwara]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Jayanta|date=2020-05-08|title=Friends and family remember Major Anuj Sood as a gentleman and a brave officer|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/friends-and-family-remember-major-anuj-sood-as-a-brave-officer-and-a-gentleman/articleshow/75613918.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/friends-and-family-remember-major-anuj-sood-as-a-brave-officer-and-a-gentleman/amp_articleshow/75613918.cms|archive-date=2020-05-08|access-date=2021-09-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-05-04|title=Major Anuj Sood: School recalls teenager who dreamt of becoming an Army officer|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/handwara-jammu-and-kashmir-encounter-major-anuj-sood-6392995/|access-date=2021-09-19|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sood was born in the [[Kangra district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. Later relocated to [[Chandigarh]]. He was born on December 17, 1989, in [[List of Armed Forces Hospitals In India|Air Force Command Hospital Bengaluru]], to Brigadier Chandrakant Sood (retd.) and Smt Ragini Sood.<ref>{{Citation|title=Handwara encounter: 'My son made a supreme sacrifice', says late Major Anuj Sood's father|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2yAxD-JU50|language=en|access-date=2021-09-19}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Major Anuj Sood who lost his life in Handwara encounter cremated with state honours in Chandigarh|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKa8v6_sltE|language=en|access-date=2021-09-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Handwara encounter: Martyr Major Anuj Sood's father says 'proud of my son, gave biggest sacrifice for India'|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/handwara-encounter-martyr-major-anuj-soods-father-says-proud-of-my-son-gave-biggest-sacrifice-for-india/586859|access-date=2021-09-19|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-04|title=हंदवाड़ा शहीद मेजर सूद 22 मार्च को आने वाले थे घर, लॉकडाउन की वजह से कैंसिल हुईं छुट्टियां {{!}} Handwara Martyr Major Anuj Sood father says he was trained for death - Hindi Oneindia|url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/india/handwara-martyr-major-anuj-sood-father-says-he-was-trained-for-death-558569.html|access-date=2021-09-19|website=hindi.oneindia.com|language=hi}}</ref> He did his schooling from Army Public School, Udhampur, T-Morh, Jammuy and Kashmir, and after that from Punjab Public School, Nabha. In 2008, having cleared [[Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced|AIEEE]], he met all eligibility criteria for joining the [[Indian Institute of Technology]] (IIT), but chose the [[National Defence Academy]] instead.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raghavendra|first=Shukla|date=25 January 2021|title=IIT छोड़ सैनिक बने थे शहीद मेजर अनुज सूद, कश्मीर में आतंकियों से लड़ते गंवाई थी जान, शौर्य चक्र से होंगे सम्मानित|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/punjab-and-haryana/other-cities-of-punjab/haryana/major-anuj-sood-martyred-in-jammu-kashmir-encounter-awarded-with-shaurya-chakra-posthumous/articleshow/80453797.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-03|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Manjeet|first=Sahgal|title=हंदवाड़ा में शहीद मेजर अनुज का सेना से पुराना नाता, IIT छोड़ चुनी थी NDA की राह|url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/jammu-kashmir/story/jammu-kashmir-handwara-terrorist-encounter-major-anuj-sood-iit-nda-details-1061947-2020-05-03|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-03|website=Aaj Tak|date=3 May 2020 |language=hi}}</ref> From his childhood, he aspired to follow in the footsteps of his father, who served in the [[Indian Army Corps of EME|Indian Army Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers]].<ref name=":0" />

== Military career ==
Sood was commissioned from the [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]] on 9 June 2012. After completing his training as a young [[Lieutenant]], he handled regimental duties such as [[Adjutant]] and [[Platoon leader|Platoon Commander]], before being appointed as [[Aide-de-camp]] to [[General Officer Commanding]] 14 RAPID for a period of 13 months. He then went on to complete the Junior Command Courses at [[Army War College, Mhow]], where he excelled. Sood later married Akriti Sood. Akriti Sood is a software engineer and daughter of a [[MARCOS|Navy Marine Commando]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Masih|first=Archana|date=2021|title=Remembering a Hero|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/special/remembering-a-hero-major-anuj-sood/20200702.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://m.rediff.com/news/special/remembering-a-hero-major-anuj-sood/20200702.htm|archive-date=2021|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref> On March 4, 2018, Sood was assigned to the [[Rashtriya Rifles|21 Rashtriya Rifles]] ([[Brigade of the Guards|Guards]]).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-05|title=Handwara martyr Major Anuj Sood cremated in Chandigarh|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/handwara-martyr-major-anuj-sood-cremated-in-chandigarh/story-r7QsOOyX2boyrRDGMCdMKK.html|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

== Shaurya Chakra ==
=== Citation ===
Sood was awarded the nation's third highest peacetime gallantry award ‘[[Shaurya Chakra]]' on 26 January 2021 for his supreme sacrifice during Operation Chanjimula.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-05-06|title=Major Anuj Sood cremated with military honours|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/major-anuj-sood-cremated-with-military-honours/article31519467.ece|access-date=2021-09-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=President Shri Ram Nath Kovind approves 455 Gallantry & other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day|url=http://www.pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1692363|access-date=2021-09-19|website=www.pib.gov.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-27|title=फौज के लिए ठुकराया कैंब्रिज यूनिवर्सिटी का ऑफर, 31 साल की उम्र में शहीद मेजर अनुज सूद को क्‍यों मिला शौर्य चक्र|url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/india/in-just-31-year-of-age-shaurya-chakra-awardee-major-anuj-sood-gave-his-life-for-his-nation-498683.html|access-date=2021-09-19|website=TV9 Hindi|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=chaitanyesh.dr|title=Republic Day: Paying our gratitude to these great men who served the nation selflessly|url=https://www.mynation.com/gallery/india-news/republic-day-paying-our-gratitude-to-these-great-men-who-served-the-nation-selflessly-qnj47y|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref> Major Anuj Sood's Shaurya Chakra Citation is as follows:

{{blockquote|author=Gazette of India Notification|quote={{center|'''CITATION'''<br />
'''MAJOR ANUJ SOOD'''<br />
'''21 RASHTRIYA RIFLES (BRIGADE OF GUARDS)'''<br />}}
Major Anuj Sood was leading the men of his Company during `Operation Chanjimula’ on 02 May 2020. During the operation the officer laid the cordon at the suspected house with his Combat Action Team. Unmindful of his personal safety he along with the Commanding Officer and three other individuals moved inside the house to evacuate the civilians trapped inside and being taken as hostages by the terrorists. The Gallant officer in the ensuing fire fight with the terrorists showcased utmost grid, valour and bravery and made the supreme sacrifice by laying down his life in the finest traditions of the Indian Army and injured the terrorists with nefarious designs.|source=<ref name=Gov>{{citation|url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/4957|title=Gallantry Awards | Ministry of Defence, Government of India|access-date=2021-09-18|archive-url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/4957|archive-date=2021-09-18|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/4957
* [https://www.plumlog.com/2022/06/major-anuj-sood-biography-age-family-wife-sister-marriage-death.html/ major anuj sood biography]

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