Vasanth Venugopal
Vasanth Venugopal | |
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Portrait of Col Vasanth Venugopal | |
| Born | 25 March 1967 |
| Died | 31 July 2007 (aged 40) |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch | Indian Army |
| Service years | 1989-2007 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Service number | IC-48714L |
| Unit | Maratha LI |
| Commands | 9 Maratha LI |
| Awards | Ashoka Chakra (posthumous) |
| Spouse | Subhashini Vasanth |
| Children | Rukmini Vasanth |
Colonel Vasanth Venugopal, AC (25 March 1967 – 31 July 2007) was an Indian Army officer. He was the commanding officer of the 9th battalion, Maratha Light Infantry. On 31 July 2007, he was killed while fighting and preventing heavily armed Pakistani terrorists from crossing the India-Pakistan border at Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. As a result he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest military decoration for peacetime gallantry.