Major Mohit Sharma was an officer of 1 Para. On 21 March 2009, he engaged in an encounter with terrorists in the Hafruda forest of the Kupwara sector of Jammu & Kashmir. He killed four terrorists and rescued two teammates. In the process he succumbed to, his He was Posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra.

He was also awarded two gallantry decorations earlier in his career. The first was the Chief of Army Staff’s commendation card for exemplary counter-terrorism duties during Operation Rakshak, which was followed by a Sena Medal for gallantry after a covert operation in 2005.