The Hindu : Awards for 257 defence personnel

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Awards for 257 defence personnel

NEW DELHI AUG. 14. An Ashoka Chakra and 7 Kirti Chakras were among the 257 honours and awards announced to defence personnel on the occasion of Independence Day.

According to an official spokesperson, Paratrooper Sanjog Chhetri of the 9 PARA (Special Forces), was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra.

Subedar Dil Bahadur Thapa of the 9 Assam regiment received the Kirti Chakra. Six others were given the award posthumously.

Besides, 37 personnel were awarded Shaurya Chakras and as many as 202 the Sena Medal. Also, while 3 personnel were awarded the Nausena Medal, 7 personnel were named for Bar to Sena Medal — awarded the Medal for a second time.

Ashoka Chakra awardee:

Paratrooper Sanjog Chhetri (posthumous) (Army).

Kirti Chakra awardees:

Major Inderjeet Singh Babbar, Artillery (posthumous), Captain Dilip Kumar Jha, Army Ordnance Corps (posthumous), Subedar Dil Bahadur Thapa, 9 Assam, Lance Naik Sohanvir, 7 Jat (posthumous), Sepoy Sarwan Kumar Dhukiya, Jat/34 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous), Grenadier Anil Kumar, 13 Grenadiers (posthumous) (All Army).

Shri Virender Prasad Purohit, Commandant, BSF (posthumous) (MHA).

Shaurya Chakra awardees:

Major Uday Kumar Yadav, Maratha Light Infantry/8 Assam Rifles, Major Chathoth Binu Bharathan, 18 Madras, Major Vikas Gupta, 11 Maratha Light Infantry, Captain Shankar Gopinathan, SM, Bihar /4 Corps Int and F S Company, Captain Sachin Shivraj Randale, SM, Artillery/6 Rashtriya Rifles, Captain Navpal Singh Sidhu, Maratha Light Infantry/ 27 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous), Captain Umang Bhardwaj, Army Service Corps/7 Jat (posthumous), Captain Anirban Deka, Army Medical Corps/16 Punjab, Subedar Lallan Ram, GREF /120 RCC (posthumous), Havildar Sahib Singh, 9 Para (posthumous), Havildar Raj Singh, 8 Grenadiers (posthumous), Havildar RajVir Singh, Jat/34 Rashtriya Rifles, Havildar Pabinder Kumar, 2 Dogra, Havildar Manjit Singh, 15 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles.

Lance Havildar Roman Sunil Maruti, 11 Maratha Light Infantry, Naik Avtar Singh, 16 Punjab, Naik Swarn Singh, 21 Jat, Lance Naik Rajneesh Kumar, 1 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (Posthumous), Lance Naik Krishna Murthy G, 18 Madras, Lance Naik Ran Bahadur Hamal, 4/9 Gorkha Rifles, (all Army).

Lance Naik Bhim Bahadur Thapa, 4/9 Gorkha Rifles, Lance Naik Sarangthem Ingocha Singh, Mech Infantry/42 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous), Lance Naik Shinu Thomas, Engineer/109 RCC (posthumous), Sepoy Sukhraj Singh, 16 Punjab, Sepoy Mane Paramanand Shivaji, Maratha Light Infantry/17 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous), Sepoy Sandeep Kumar, Rajput/10 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous), Sepoy Jagat Singh, Rajput/10 Rashtriya Rifles, Sepoy Paramjit Singh, Sikh/6 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous), Rifleman Prem Bahadur, 3/1 Gorkha Rifles (posthumous), Paratrooper Bhupinder Singh, 2 Para (Special Forces).

Guardsman Md. Hasanuzzaman SK, Guards/21 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous) (all Army), Umakant Panigrahi, LS CD II, (posthumous) (Navy), Operator Excavating Machinery Ravi Chandra Reddy (posthumous) (BRDB), Ravi Jee Fotedar, Sub-Inspector, J&K Police (posthumous), Ranbir Singh, Sub-Inspector, J&K Police (posthumous), B.B. Rathwa, Head Constable, Gujarat Police, Gulzar Ahmed Dar, Constable, J&K Police (posthumous) (All MHA).

Nausena Medal (Gallantry) awardees:

Ramesh Chandra, LS CD II, No. 116126-Z, Arun Kumar Dobhal, CPO QA I, No. 160409-T and Lieutenant Commander Shailesh Kumar Dhaka (03762-Z).

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