Naib Subedar Chuni Lal, AC, VrC, SM was a soldier of 8th Battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (8 JAK LI) of Indian Army. He was born in Bhaderwah, and lived in Bhaar village in Doda district of Jammu. Decorated with Vir Chakra and Sena Medal (Gallantry), JC-593527, Lal was killed on the 24 June 2007 in a militant flush-out operation in Kashmir’s Kupwara sector. These militants, all of whom were also shot dead, were trying to cross the Line of Control (LoC) and enter Indian territory.