On Friday, President Droupadi Murmu presented the prestigious honour Kirti Chakra to 10 brave soldiers. 26 Shaurya Chakras were also conferred during the ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi. On Friday, President Droupadi Murmu presented the prestigious honour Kirti Chakra to 10 brave soldiers. 26 Shaurya Chakras were also conferred during the ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Out of these, 7 Kirti Chakras and 7 Shaurya Chakras were conferred posthumously. These honours are given to soldiers and officers of the Army, Central Armed Police Forces and state/UT police for their exceptional bravery and dedication to duty. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi were also present at the event.
Kirti Chakra awarded posthumously
• Inspector Dilip Kumar Das
• Head Constable Raj Kumar Yadav
• Constable Bablu Rabha
• Constable Shambhu Roy
• Sepoy Pawan Kumar
• Captain Anshuman Singh
• Havildar Abdul Majid
Kirti Chakra to Army personnel
• Major Digvijay Singh Rawat
• Major Deependra Vikram Basnet
• Naib Subedar Pawan Kumar Yadav
Shaurya Chakra awarded posthumously
• Constable Safiullah Qadri
• Major Vikas Bhambhu
• Major Mustafa Vohra
• Rifleman Kulbhushan Manta
• Havildar Vivek Singh
• Rifleman Alok Rao
• Captain MV Pranjal
Shaurya Chakra awardees
• Constable Amit Raina
• Sub Inspector Faroz Ahmed Dar
• Commandant Bibhor Kumar Singh
• Constable Varun Singh
• Superintendent of Police Mohan Lal
• Major Rajendra Singh
• Major Ravindra Singh Rawat
• Nayak Bhim Singh
• Major Vijay Verma
• Major Sachin Negi
• Major Maneo Francis PF
• Wing Commander Shailesh Singh
• Lieutenant Bimal Ranjan Behra
• Hawildar Sanjay Kumar
• Flight Lieutenant Rishikesh Jayan Karuthedath
• Captain Akshat Upadhyay
• Naib Subedar Baria Sanjay Kumar Bhamar Sinh
• Major Amandeep Jakhar
• Parshotam Kumar
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