Naik Sunil Kumar Vidyarthi, was a native of Bokhari, Gaya, Bihar. Naik Vidyarthi had joined the Army in 1998. He was the second of three brothers; the others, Sudhir and Om Prakash, are farmers.

Uri Attack: 18 Sep 2016

Naik Vidyarthi was one of the 19 soldiers who was martyred in Uri Attack in Sep 2016. At around 5:30 a.m. on 18 September, four militants attacked an Indian Army brigade headquarters in Uri, near the Line of Control in a pre-dawn ambush. They lobbed 17 grenades in three minutes followed by indiscriminate firing by automatic weapons. As a rear administrative base camp, the HQs had a fuel storage facility, which caught fire along with tents with soldiers sleeping in them. As a result of this dastardly attack, 17 army personnel were martyred.

A gun battle ensued that lasted for six hours, during which all the four militants were killed. An additional 19-30 soldiers were also reported to have been injured in the attack. Most of the soldiers martyred were from the 10 Dogra and 6 Bihar regiments.Naik Vidyarthi was among the 19 brave hearts who laid down their lives in the line of duty in September 2016 when Pakistani terrorists struck the Army’s Administrative base in Uri sector of J & K.

The nation will remain grateful to Naik Vidyarthi for his courage and supreme sacrifice.

Naik Vidyarthi is survived by his wife Kiran, three daughters Aarti, Anshu, Anshika and a son.

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