Surjan Singh Bhandari was a commando of the elite National Security Guards of the Indian armed forces.
Bhandari hailed from Gochar, North Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Bhandari was critically wounded during the operation to flush out the terrorists from the Akshardham temple complex on September 24, 2002.
[1][2] The terrorists had stuck the Akshardham complex and killed 29 civilians before the NSG team managed to flush them out.
[3] He had the "Tiranga" (Tricolor), the Indian national flag, by his side when he died.