| 1. Sombir Singh was a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Indian Army and received the Shaurya Chakra in 2019. |
| 2. Barun Sobti was selected to depict Sombir Singh in the second season of the show Rakshak- India’s Braves in January 2024. |
| 3. Sombir joined the Indian Army after completing his formal education and trained at the Jat Regimental Center in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 4. In 2001, he became a sepoy in the 8th Battalion of the Jat Regiment and was later promoted to the rank of naib subedar. |
| 5. Stationed in Kulgam, Kashmir, he participated in several counter-terrorism operations as part of the 34th Battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles under Operation Rakshak. |
| 6. Sombir led an assault team in Kulgam's Turigam village against three militants in February 2019. |
| 7. During the operation, he displayed bravery and leadership, resulting in the elimination of militants but sustaining grievous injuries. |
| 8. He was evacuated to the hospital but unfortunately succumbed to his wounds. |
| 9. After his demise, his daughter Priya expressed pride at her father's posthumous Shaurya Chakra and emphasized the need for support to families of martyrs. |
| 10. The militants encountered by Sombir were initially thought to be local but were later identified as a foreign A++ category militant. |
| 11. The Haryana government provided financial support and a job opportunity for Sombir’s widow following his death in 2019. |
| 12. Actor Barun Sobti portrayed the character of Naib Subedar Sombir Singh Kadyan in Season 2 of Rakshak – India’s Braves Chapter 2. |
