Paratrooper Sanjog Chhetri of 9 Para (Special Forces) has been honoured with Ashok Chakra (Posthumous) on the occasion of Independence Day, 2003.

Sanjog Chhetri was part of a team tasked for carrying operations on terrorist locations in Hill Kaka on April 22, last. The commandos, while approaching the terrorists’ hideout, drew heavy automatic fire. Sensing danger to his comrades, Sanjog assaulted the terrorists’ hideout with grenades and, charging his gun, killed one terrorist in no time. In the intense fire, he suffered a gun-shot on his right shoulder but he continued his assault and killed another terrorist. He, however, collapsed at the entrance of the cave due to profuse bleeding. Taking advantage of this, terrorists inflicted multiple gun-shots on Sanjog. Undethered by the volley of shots, Sanjog, in the last act of supreme valour, drew his commando’s knife and charged into the hideout killing one more terrorist in a hand-to-hand combat before finally succumbing to the wounds. Sanjog's gallant action inspired his comrades to eliminate thirteen terrorists from the hideout and to capture one terrorist alive.

Sanjog Chhetri was born on June 26, 1982 at Bomtal village in South Sikkim. He lost his father during his childhood and he along with his sister, Sangeeta, was adopted by his father's elder brother who brought them up. Sanjog joined the Indian Army on March 31, 2001.

Nine Para (SF) has been the first unit of the Indian Army to achieve the distinction of bagging three Ashoka Chakra so far. Capt AS Jasrotia and Maj Sudhir Kumar were honoured with Ashoka Chakra posthumously in 1996 and 2000 respectively. The Chief of Army Staff's unit citation has been received by 9 Para (SF) for the third time.