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Independence Day 2024: President approves 103 Gallantry awards, including nine posthumous, to Armed Forces & Central Armed Police Forces personnel

Posted On: 14 AUG 2024 7:02PM by PIB Delhi

President Smt Droupadi Murmu has approved 103 Gallantry awards to Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel on the eve of Independence Day 2024. These are:  four Kirti Chakras including three posthumous; 18 Shaurya Chakras including four posthumous; one Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry); 63 Sena Medals (Gallantry) including two posthumous; 11 Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry); and six Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).

The President has also approved 39 Mention-in-Despatches, including to Army Dog Kent (posthumous) for their significant contributions in different military operations. The operations include Operation Rakshak, Operation Snow Leopard, Operation Sahayata, Operation Hifazat, Operation Orchid and Operation Katchal.

Following is the list of Gallantry awards approved by the President:

S NO

NAME, RANK AND OTHER DETAILS

SERVICE

KIRTI CHAKRA
  1.  

IC-67028M  COLONEL MANPREET SINGH, SENA MEDAL, THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY/19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-82153N MAJOR MALLA RAMA GOPAL NAIDU, THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY/ 56TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

9121885W  RIFLEMAN RAVI KUMAR, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY/ 63RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY
  1.  

KPS-185686 DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE HIMAYUN MUZZAMMIL BHAT, JAMMU AND KASHMIR POLICE, C/O 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY

SHAURYA CHAKRA
  1.  

IC-63508Y COLONEL PAWAN SINGH, 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (R&O)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-75329L MAJOR CVS NIKHIL, 21ST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-78151L MAJOR AASHISH DHONCHAK, SM, SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY/ 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-81185K MAJOR TRIPATPREET SINGH, ARMY SERVICE CORPS/ 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-83064F MAJOR SAHIL RANDHAWA, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY/ 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

JC-583083P  SUBEDAR SANJEEV SINGH JASROTIA, 5TH BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

JC-288663P NAIB SUBEDAR P PABIN SINGHA, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY/ 56TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

4494574P SEPOY PARDEEP SINGH, THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY/ 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY
  1.  

SPO-825 SPO ABDUL LATIF,   JAMMU AND KASHMIR POLICE C/O 33RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

CAPTAIN SHARAD SINSUNWAL (04823-K), COMMANDING OFFICER INS KOLKATA

NAVY
  1.  

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER KAPIL YADAV (44003-F),  AEO INS VISAKHAPATNAM

NAVY
  1.  

WING COMMANDER VERNON DESMOND KEANE (31215), FLYING (PILOT)

AIR FORCE
  1.  

SQUADRON LEADER DEEPAK KUMAR (32754), FLYING (PILOT)

AIR FORCE
  1.  

SHRI PAWAN KUMAR, CT/GD, CRPF (POSTHUMOUS)

MHA
  1.  

SHRI DEVAN C, CT/GD, CRPF (POSTHUMOUS)

MHA
  1.  

SHRI LAKHVEER, DY COMDT, CRPF

MHA
  1.  

SHRI RAJESH PANCHAL, AC, CRPF

MHA
  1.  

SHRI MALKIT SINGH, CT/GD, CRPF

MHA

BAR TO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
  1.  

IC-73757L LIEUTENANT COLONEL NITIN KUMAR SINGH, SENA MEDAL, THE MAHAR REGIMENT/ 1ST BATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY

SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
  1.  

IC-61047F LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAMAN TYAGI, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS/26 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-65970W LIEUTENANT COLONEL AJAY KUMAR, 3 CORPS INTELLIGENCE BATTALION

ARMY
  1.  

IC-69638X LIEUTENANT COLONEL SUDHIR SINGH KALAKOTI, 5TH GORKHA RIFLES/ 33RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-70651N LIEUTENANT COLONEL S HARSHAVARDHANAN, 27 MOUNTAIN DIVISION ORDNANCE UNIT

ARMY
  1.  

IC-71323M LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROSHAN KUMAR JAIN, 14TH BATTALION THE MAHAR REGIMENT

ARMY
  1.  

IC-72230K LIEUTENANT COLONEL PRIYANK PURI, 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (RECONNAISSANCE AND OBSERVATION)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-72243F LIEUTENANT COLONEL SAKIL AHMAD, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY/ 36 ASSAM RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-74803F LIEUTENANT COLONEL NAGENDRA KUMAR SARASWAT, 4TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-75136L LIEUTENANT COLONEL MUTUM AJOY MEITEI, 5TH BATTALION THE LADAKH SCOUTS

ARMY
  1.  

IC-76478L MAJOR GAURAV BHARDWAJ, THE BIHAR REGIMENT/ 63RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-76988M MAJOR ROBIN DEV ANAND, 8TH GORKHA RIFLES/ 33RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-77068F MAJOR NACHHATAR SINGH GORAYA, THE MADRAS REGIMENT/ 8TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-77384A MAJOR SACHIN KUMAR, 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (RECONNAISSANCE AND OBSERVATION)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-77413K MAJOR PRASUN PANDE, 1ST BATTALION THE LADAKH SCOUTS REGIMENT (INDBATT-I UNISFA)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-78506L MAJOR AMAR BAKSHI, 19TH BATTALION THE RAJPUT REGIMENT

ARMY
  1.  

IC-79099A MAJOR GAGANDEEP SINGH, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY/ 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (RECONNAISSANCE AND OBSERVATION)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-79721H MAJOR NITIN RAWAT, THE PUNJAB REGIMENT/ 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (RECONNAISSANCE AND OBSERVATION)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-80621K MAJOR SHANTANU GHATPANDE, 5TH BATTALION THE 9TH GORKHA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-82239M MAJOR GAUTAM DEV SINGH, 21ST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-82420K MAJOR MANOHAR SINGH, THE JAT REGIMENT/ 13 ASSAM RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-82507L MAJOR GIRISH A MASTI, CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS/ 57TH BATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES BATTALION

ARMY
  1.  

IC-82926H MAJOR SAURAV SINGH, 14TH BATTALION THE DOGRA REGIMENT

ARMY
  1.  

IC-82952K MAJOR GAURAV BISHT, THE MADRAS REGIMENT/ 25TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

IC-84427M MAJOR GITANSH AHLUWALIA, 9TH BATTALION THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY

ARMY
  1.  

IC-86578K MAJOR PUSHPINDER SINGH VERMA, 5TH BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

SS-45980Y MAJOR MOHIT RAWAT, 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (RECONNAISSANCE AND OBSERVATION)

ARMY
  1.  

SS-47593H MAJOR ANIL KUMAR, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS/ 44TH BATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

SS-47912K MAJOR RAMSAGAR PANDAY, 11 GORKHA RIFLES/1ST BATTALION SIKKIM SCOUTS

ARMY
  1.  

SS-48876W MAJOR MANIK SINGH, THE BRIGADE OF THE GUARDS/ 11 ASSAM RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

SS-49008W MAJOR ANAND GAURAV, 5TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT(SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

SS-49045K MAJOR SOUGRAKPAM RISHIKESH SINGH, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS/  666 ARMY AVIAITON SQUADRON (RECONNAISSANCE AND OBSERVATION)

ARMY
  1.  

SS-50219L MAJOR LALDINGNGHETA, THE MADRAS REGIMENT/ 8TH BATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

TA-42982Y MAJOR AMIT SHARMA, 160 INFANTRY BATTALION (TERRITORIAL ARMY)

ARMY
  1.  

IC-88646L CAPTAIN AJAY SHARMA, 6 ENGINEER REGIMENT

ARMY
  1.  

SS-50062W CAPTAIN RAJESH SINGH, 19TH BATTALION THE MADRAS REGIMENT

ARMY
  1.  

SS-51776W CAPTAIN ROHAN RAVINDRA HANAGI, THE CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS/ 4TH BATTALION THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

JC-414937K NAIB SUBEDAR DEEPAK KUMAR SHARMA, 21ST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

JC-523635N NAIB SUBEDAR RAMESH CHANDER, 14TH BATTALION THE DOGRA REGIMENT

ARMY
  1.  

JC-613350H NAIB SUBEDAR BHOJ RAJ THAPA, 2ND BATTALION THE 4TH GORKHA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

13627381N HAVILDAR PRAKASH CHHETRI, 21ST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

13770458N HAVILDAR SUDESH KUMAR 6TH BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

15565885H HAVILDAR ANIL DINKAR KALASE, 267 ENGINEER REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY
  1.  

16111860L HAVILDAR VEERABHADRAPPA NINGANUR, 20 ENGINEER REGIMENT

ARMY
  1.  

13628789Y NAIK SUBHASH CHANDRA VERMA, THE MAHAR REGIMENT/ 1ST BATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

13628828M NAIK MUSHTAQ AHMAD BHAT, 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCE)

ARMY
  1.  

13777115A NAIK SHASHI THAKUR, 21ST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

13778896L NAIK LOKINDER SHARMA, 5TH BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

14705416K NAIK L MACHINMI, 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCE)

ARMY
  1.  

2811392M NAIK GORE AMOL TANHAJI, 11TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) (POSTHUMOUS)

ARMY
  1.  

3012149W NAIK SONU PRATAP SINGH, THE RAJPUT REGIMENT/ 44TH BATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

9113368K NAIK MOHD IQBAL KHAN, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY/  8TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

13630846N LANCE NAIK MANIR HOSSAIN, 12TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY
  1.  

7244307W ACTING LANCE DAFADAR RAJESH KUMAR UMARE, 21 ARMY DOG UNIT

ARMY
  1.  

15809147L SEPOY SHASHI RANJAN, THE ARMY AIR DEFENCE/ 25TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

2624483L SEPOY ASHOK G, THE MADRAS REGIMENT/ 8TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

2819007M SEPOY KANERKAR SANDIP KRISHNATH, THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY/ 56TH BATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

2819649F SEPOY MUTTU SAPPURI, THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY/ 56TH BATTALION RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

3019345Y SEPOY RAKEE SENGAR, THE RAJPUT REGIMENT/ 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

3022056P SEPOY MOHIT KUMAR, THE RAJPUT REGIMENT/ 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

3212074N SEPOY TARA CHAND RANWA, THE JAT REGIMENT/ 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

3213898H SEPOY VIKAS,  THE JAT REGIMENT/ 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

15242620N GUNNER HARI CHAND, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY/ 34TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES

ARMY
  1.  

13632959P PARATROOPER SUSHIL, 29TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT(SPECIAL FORCES)

ARMY

NAO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
  1.  

COMMANDER RAHUL SHARMA (06456-Y), COMMANDER OPERATIONS, INS ABHIMANYU

NAVY
  1.  

VISHAL ME I (MCF) (250048-T), INS KOLKATA

NAVY
  1.  

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER NAVEEN RATHEE (08969-H)

NAVY
  1.  

CAPTAIN BRIJESH NAMBIAR (04867-K), COMMANDING OFFICER, INS VISAKHAPATNAM

NAVY
  1.  

VEER SINGH YADAV, MCPO I (GS) (117314-Z), SHIP’S NBCDI, INS VISAKHAPATNAM

NAVY
  1.  

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER VAIBHAV TYAGI (07904-N), DETACHMENT COMMANDER, INS KOLKATA

NAVY
  1.  

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER HARSHUL BHAT (09376-H), PRAHAR COMMANDER ONBOARD INS KOLKATA

NAVY
  1.  

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER HARDEEP SINGH (08375-H), DIVING OFFICER, INS NIREEKSHAK

NAVY
  1.  

COMMANDER RAJABABU SHARMA (05835-K), COMMANDING OFFICER, INS SUMITRA

NAVY
  1.  

AVINASH CHOUDHARY LS (GW) GI (237490-A), SHIP’S GI, INS KOLKATA

NAVY
  1.  

PAARS RANA ME I (260414-A), INS KOLKATA

NAVY

VAYU SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
  1.  

WING COMMANDER ANAND VINAYAK AGASHE (27228), FLYING (PILOT)

AIR FORCE
  1.  

WING COMMANDER JASPREET SINGH SANDHU (29033), FLYING (PILOT)

AIR FORCE
  1.  

WING COMMANDER AKSHAY ARUN MAHALE (29451), FLYING (PILOT)

AIR FORCE
  1.  

SQUADRON LEADER MAHIPAL SINGH RATHORE (32799), FLYING (PILOT)

AIR FORCE
  1.  

JUNIOR WARRANT OFFICER VIKAS RAGHAV (904504), INDIAN AIR FORCE (GARUD)

AIR FORCE
  1.  

SERGEANT ASHWANI KUMAR (931627), FLIGHT GUNNER

AIR FORCE

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