 Though it was disfigured beyond recognition, his body was identified by means of the leather holster of his pistol and a few pages of "Bhagavad Gita" in his chest pocket.On 21 June 1950, Sharma's award of the Param Vir Chakra, for his actions on 3 November 1947 in defending the Srinagar airport, was gazetted.This was the first time the honour had been awarded since its inception.