Involved in major counter-terrorist operations like killing of Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Samir Tiger and later abducted and killed by terrorists, Rifleman Aurangzeb has been awarded the Shaurya Chakra for gallantry posthumously on the eve of the Independence Day. 

Aurangzeb, who was killed by terrorists in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, could have been singled out because of his closeness to an army officer who had gunned down Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sameer Tiger in Kashmir in April.

In a video released on social networking site, Twitter, Aurangzeb, during his abduction, was seen being interrogated about his closeness to Major Rohit Shukla, who had killed Sameer Tiger. 

On several earlier occasions also, Aurangzeb had played a big role in elimination of several terrorists.