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Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-1)

President confers 36 Gallantry awards - 10 Kirti Chakras (seven posthumous) & 26 Shaurya Chakras (seven posthumous)

New Delhi. President Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred 10 Kirti Chakras (seven posthumous) and 26 Shaurya Chakras (seven posthumous) to the personnel of the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces and State/Union Territory Police during Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-1) at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on July 5. The awards were given to the personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty. Following is the list of awardees in the order of presentation:

S NO NAME, RANK AND OTHER DETAILS SERVICE DATE OF ACT
KIRTI CHAKRA (POSTHUMOUS)
1. INSPECTOR/GD DILIP KUMAR DAS, 210 CoBRA, CRPF (POSTHUMOUS) CRPF (MHA)

 

(Act performed together)

03.04.2021
2. HEAD CONSTABLE/GD RAJ KUMAR YADAVA, 210 CoBRA, CRPF (POSTHUMOUS)
3. CONSTABLE/GD BABLU RABHA, 210 CoBRA, CRPF (POSTHUMOUS)
4. CONSTABLE/GD SAMBHU ROY, 210 CoBRA, CRPF (POSTHUMOUS)
5. 2710816W SEPOY PAWAN KUMAR, THE GRENADIERS, 55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY 27.02.2023
6. MS-20323K CAPTAIN ANSHUMAN SINGH, THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, 26TH BATTALION THE PUNJAB REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY 19.07.2023
7. 9114288Y HAVILDAR ABDUL MAJID, 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY 22.11.2023
 

SHAURYA CHAKRA (POSTHUMOUS)

 

8. SELECTION GRADE CONSTABLE SAFIULLAH QADRI, JAMMU &KASHMIR POLICE (POSTHUMOUS) J&K POLICE (MHA) 10.04.2022
9. IC-76877P MAJOR VIKAS BHAMBHU, SENA MEDAL, 252 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY

(Act performed together)

21.10.2022
10. IC-81741P MAJOR MUSTAFA BOHARA, 252 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (POSTHUMOUS)
11. 13779235X RIFLEMAN KULBUSHAN MANTA, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES, 52ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY 26.10.2022
12. 16013482F HAVILDAR VIVEK SINGH TOMAR, 5TH BATTALION THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY 10.01.2023
13. G/5031618P RIFLEMAN ALOK RAO, 18 ASSAM RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY 03.05.2023
14. IC-83609N CAPTAIN MV PRANJAL, THE CORPS OF SIGNALS, 63RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY 22.11.2023
KIRTI CHAKRA (NON POSTHUMOUS)
15. IC-78103L MAJOR DIGVIJAY SINGH RAWAT, 21ST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) ARMY 26.03.2023
16. SS-45933F MAJOR DEEPENDRA VIKRAM BASNET, 4TH BATTALION THE SIKH REGIMENT ARMY 15.06.2023
17. 4576018L NAIB SUBEDAR PAWAN KUMAR YADAV, 21ST BATTALION THE MAHAR REGIMENT ARMY 22.06.2023
 SHAURYA CHAKRA (NON POSTHUMOUS)
18. CONSTABLE/GD GAMIT MUKESH KUMAR, 61 CRPF CRPF (MHA) 19.12.2021
19. EXK022280 SUB INSPECTOR AMIT RAINA, JAMMU &KASHMIR POLICE J&K POLICE (MHA) 03.01.2022
20. ARP995924 SUB INSPECTOR FAROZ AHMAD DAR, JAMMU &KASHMIRPOLICE J&K POLICE (MHA) 03.01.2022
21. 11225 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT BIBHOR KUMAR SINGH, 205 CoBRA, CRPF CRPF (MHA) 25.02.2022
22. ARP182381 CONSTABLE VARUN SINGH, JAMMU &KASHMIR POLICE J&K POLICE (MHA) 12.06.2022
23. JKPS116050 SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE MOHAN LAL, J&K POLICE J&K POLICE (MHA) 14.06.2022
24. SC-00905H MAJOR RAJENDRA PRASAD JAT, THE DOGRA REGIMENT, 62ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY 10.08.2022
25. SC-00971L MAJOR RAVINDER SINGH RAWAT, THE ARMOURED CORPS, 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY 30.08.2022
26. 16022160H NAIK BHIM SINGH, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES, 9TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY 26.09.2022
27. IC-79120X MAJOR SACHIN NEGI, THE GRENADIERS, 55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY 01.11.2022
28. IC-76640X MAJOR MANEO FRANCIS PF, 21ST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) ARMY 04.01.2023
29. 29507WING COMMANDER SHAILESH SINGH,FLYING (PILOT) AIR FORCE 11.02.2023
30. 09883-K LIEUTENANT BIMAL RANJAN BEHERA NAVY 06.03.2023
31. G/95821X HAVILDAR SANJAY KUMAR, 9 ASSAM RIFLES ARMY 13.05.2023
32. 36810FLIGHT LIEUTENANT HRISHIKESH JAYAN KARUTHEDATH,FLYING (PILOT) AIR FORCE 24.05.2023
33. IC-86211K CAPTAIN AKSHAT UPADHYAY, 20TH BATTALION THE JAT REGIMENT ARMY 27.05.2023
34. JC-573009A NAIB SUBEDAR BARIA SANJAY KUMAR BHAMAR SINH, 21ST BATTALION THE MAHAR REGIMENT ARMY 12.06.2023
35. SS-47915X MAJOR AMANDEEP JAKHAR, 4TH BATTALION THE SIKH REGIMENT ARMY 15.06.2023
36. SHRI PARSHOTAM KUMAR CIVILIAN (ARMY) 05.08.2023

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