Captain MV Pranjal was an Indian Army officer who died recently in the Rajouri encounter, know his age and biography
Find out more about him.
On November 22, while battling militancy in the Pir Panjal valley in Rajouri district, tragic events transpired. Two Army captains and two soldiers lost their lives in the operation, which was intended to find terrorists hiding in a hamlet.
Who is Captain MV Pranjal of the Indian Army, biography, age, parents, wife, hometown state and education
Captain MV Pranjal from the 63 Rastriya Rifles was immortalized fighting terrorists yesterday in Rajouri, Kashmir.
MV Pranjal (28) was the only son of former MD of MRPL Mr. Venkatesh & Mrs. Anuradha.
Pranjal completed his schooling from DPS MRPL school & then his… pic.twitter.com/28mUEaRcQB
— Visit Udupi (@VisitUdupi) November 23, 2023
Only son of his parents
CAPTAIN MV PRANJAL
63 RR #IndianArmywas immortalized fighting terrorists at #Rajouri in J&K yesterday.
MATA RANI gives strength to his family to bear this irreparable loss.#FreedomisnotFree few pay #CostofWar. pic.twitter.com/XpOPA5gRvd— Vikas Manhas (@37VManhas) November 23, 2023
The Army verified the encounter and admitted that the insurgents had been wounded in the fierce gunfight. According to a spokesman for the Army in Jammu, combined operations in the Kalakote region’s Gulabgarh forest started on November 19 in response to specific intelligence indicating the presence of terrorists.
The security forces and militants clashed on November 22, leading to a bloody and protracted fight. One of the two captains who attained martyrdom is Mysuru-native Captain M V Pranjal. Only the son of his parents, his martyrdom got a lot of attention as he was about to be promoted within a few days.
Since the news of his martyrdom went public, it went on to become a trending topic of discussion, with many people trying to find out more about him. So, here’s what we know about him:
Who was M V Pranjal?
M V Pranjal was an Indian army soldier. He has been in the news because he attained martyrdom in the recently happened encounter in Rajouri’s Pir Panjal Valley.
He was a native of Mysuru, Karnataka. He was the only son of his parents. His father’s name is M Venkatesh, the former managing director of MRPL (Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited), and his mother’s name is Anuradha, a housewife.
M V Pranjal completed her SSLC education at the Delhi School of MRPL before going on to a private institution in Mangaluru to get her PUC. After that, he finished his engineering studies at Madhya Pradesh’s Military College of Telecommunication.
He was married two years ago, and his wife is currently a student of MTech at IIT Madras.
He died on 22 November 2023 in Rajouri while fighting with terrorists in an encounter. His mortal remains will arrive in Bengaluru on Thursday, and at Bannerghatta, the last ceremonies will be performed with the appropriate military honors. At the time of his death, he was 29 years old.