Kirti Chakra to Sepoy Vrahma Pal Singh (posthumous)

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Patna : The President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces has approved 131 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces which include one Kirti Chakra, 20 Shaurya Chakras, three Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 93 Sena Medals (Gallantry), 11 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and three Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).

KIRTI CHAKRA – Sepoy Vrahma Pal Singh, Rajput Regiment/ 44th Battalion Rashtriya Rifles  (Posthumous).

SHAURYA CHAKRA —- Lieutenant Colonel Arjun Sharma, 6^th Battalion, The Jat Regiment, Major Pawan Gautam, The Corps of Engineers/ 44th Battalion the Rashtriya Rifles, Major Aditya Kumar, Garhwal Rifles, Major Pawan Kumar, The Jat Regiment/34th Battalion, the Rashtriya Rifles, Captain Kaninder Paul Singh, the Rajput Regiment/ 44th Battalion, the Rashtriya Rifles, Captain Varma Jayesh Rajesh, The Rajput Regiment/44th Battalion, the Rashtriya Rifles, Naib Subedar Anil Kumar Dhayia, First Battalion, the Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), Naib Subedar Vijay Kumar Yadav, 15th Battalion, the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment, Havildar Kul Bahadur Thapa, 9th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment ( Spl. Forces), Havildar Jaweed Ahmad Bhat, Sena Medal, 9th Battalion, the Parachute Regiment ( Spl. Forces), Gunner Ranjit Singh, The Regiment of Artillery, 13the Battalion, the Rashtriya Rifles, Rifleman Aurangzab, The J&K Light Infantry Regiment/ 44th Battalion, the Rashtriya Rifles ( Posthumous), Rifleman Rathva Lilesh Bhai, 4th Battalion, the Assam Rifles, Rafileman Jaiprakash Oraon, 4th Battalion, Assam Rifles ( Posthumous), Captain P Rajkumar (03228-K), A S Krishna, Head Constable, 45 BN, CRPF, Sumbal, Bandipora, J&K, K Dinesh Raja, Constable, 45 BN, CRPF, Sumbal, Bandipora, J&K, Prafulla Kumar, Constable, 45 BN, CRPF, Sumbal, Bandipora, J&K, Kuldeep Singh Chahar, Deputy Commandant, 182 BN, CRPF, Sheep Complex, Pulwama, J&K, Dhanwade Ravindra Baban,  182 BN, CRPF, Sheep Complex, Pulwama, J&K,  Posthumous.

The President has also awarded 26 Mention-in-Despatches to Army Personnel for their significant contributions in different military operations which include 25 (three posthumous) for ‘Operation Rakshak’, one (posthumous) for ‘Operation Rhino’ and one additional name approved by Raksha Mantri at the CH&AC meeting, according to a PIB release