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Lt. Col. Niranjan E K was an officer in the Indian Army serving as the Officer Commandant of a Bomb Disposal Squad of the National Security Guards. He was KIA during 2016 Pathankot attack while conducting area sanitation during which a booby trap got activated. He was awarded Shaurya Chakra posthumously, India's 3rd highest gallantry award during peacetime, for his bravery, indomitable spirit, and sacrifice.