Posthumous Honors: Gallantry Awards Recognize Bravery
Colonel Manpreet Singh, killed in a counter-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir, has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra. Three other personnel also received the Kirti Chakra. President Murmu approved 103 Gallantry awards, including Shaurya Chakras and various military medals, on the eve of Independence Day.
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Colonel Manpreet Singh, who was killed in action while leading from the front in an anti-terror operation in Jammu Kashmir's Anantnag in September last year, has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra, the second-highest peacetime gallantry award.
Three other Army personnel—Rifleman Ravi Kumar (posthumous), Major Malla Rama Gopal Naidu, and Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Himayun Muzzammil Bhat—have also been awarded the Kirti Chakra.
On the eve of Independence Day, President Droupadi Murmu approved a total of 103 gallantry awards for armed forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel. Besides the four Kirti Chakras, the awards included 18 Shaurya Chakras (four posthumous), one Bar to Sena Medal, 63 Sena Medals, 11 Nao Sena Medals, and six Vayu Sena Medals.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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