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Umang Bhardwaj | |
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| Born | 24 March 1977 Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
| Died | 18 November 2002 (aged 25) Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Branch |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1999–2002 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Service number | IC-59238[1] |
| Unit | 7 JAT |
| Awards |  Shaurya Chakra |
Captain Umang Bhardwaj (24 March 1977 – 19 November 2002) was an officer in the Indian Army. He was posthumously awarded the Shaurya Chakra, India’s third-highest peacetime gallantry award, for his actions during an anti-infiltration operation in Jammu and Kashmir in 2002.[2][3][4][5]
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- ^ "November 18, 2002: Remembering Shaurya Chakra Awardee Martyr Captain Umang Bhardwaj who laid down his life on this day but not before killing two terrorists in J&K's Poonch". www.jammukashmirnow.com. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Gallantry Awards | Ministry of Defence, Government of India". gallantryawards.gov.in. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "कैप्टन उमंग भारद्वाज को दी गई श्रद्धांजलि - Tributes paid to Captain Umang Bhardwaj on his sacrifice day - Haryana Gurgaon Local News". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Will surpass you in bravery, Capt Bhardwaj had told dad". The Tribune. Retrieved 5 May 2025.