Sanjay Kumar is the only Param Vir Chakra awardee who still serves in the Indian Army.
Lieutenant General C Bansi Ponnappa took charge as the adjutant general of the Army on Friday, it said.
The armed forces personnel whose bodies were identified in the last few hours are Junior Warrant Officer (JWO) Pradeep, Wing Commander P S Chauhan, JWO Rana Pratap Das, Lance Naik B Sai Teja and Lance Naik Vivek Kumar.
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