Constable/GD Ghanshyam Gurjar served with the 59th Battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He was from Khawaraoji village in Dausa district, Rajasthan, and joined the force in April 2013.
In October 2016, he was deployed in Jammu and Kashmir as part of SSB personnel performing law and order duties in Srinagar.
On the evening of 14 October 2016, an SSB patrol convoy was returning to its camp after completing its duties when militants attacked it in the Zakura area on the outskirts of Srinagar. Constable Ghanshyam Gurjar was killed in the attack, while eight other people were reported injured.
His mortal remains were taken to his ancestral village of Khawaraoji in Dausa district, Rajasthan. He was cremated with full state honours on 16 October 2016, in the presence of family members, SSB personnel and local officials.
Constable/GD Ghanshyam Gurjar made the supreme sacrifice on 14 October 2016 while serving with the Sashastra Seema Bal. His service and sacrifice are remembered as part of the contribution of SSB personnel to internal security duties.