# Arun Khetarpal

> Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, was an Indian army officer and a Tank commander, who is recognized as the Indian tank ace of aces, credited with 10 confirmed tank kills. A posthumous recipient of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, which he was awarded for his valour in face of the enemy. He was killed in action in the Battle of Basantar during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 where his actions earned him the PVC.
Khetarpal's life and military career were covered in the biopic Ikkis (2026).

*Recipient of Param Vir Chakra*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/arun-khetarpal

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1950-10-14
- **Died:** 1971-12-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 9.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 12.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [அருண் கேதார்பால்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D)
- [ارون خيتارپال](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84)
- [অৰুণ খেতৰপাল](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A3_%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2)
- [অরুণ ক্ষেত্রপাল](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A3_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2)
- [Arun Khetarpal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arun_Khetarpal)
- [અરૂણ ખેતરપાલ](https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%85%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%82%E0%AA%A3_%E0%AA%96%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%A4%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B2)
- [अरुण खेतरपाल](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2)
- [ಲೆಫ್ಟಿನೆಂಟ್ ಅರುಣ್ ಖೇತ್ರಪಾಲ್](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%AB%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9F%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%A3%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%96%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%8D)
- [അരുൺ ഖേതർപാൽ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%81%E0%B5%BA_%E0%B4%96%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BD)
- [अरुण खेतरपाल](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2)
- [ଅରୁଣ ଖେତ୍ରପାଳ](https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%85%E0%AC%B0%E0%AD%81%E0%AC%A3_%E0%AC%96%E0%AD%87%E0%AC%A4%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B3)
- [ᱟᱨᱩᱱ ᱠᱷᱮᱛᱟᱨᱯᱟᱞ](https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%B1_%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%AF%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9E)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4802104)

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