9 Kirti Chakras, 19 Shaurya Chakras among 78 gallantry awards on I-Day
On I-Day, President Droupadi Murmu approved 78 gallantry awards, including nine Kirti Chakras, one posthumous second award of the Bar to Shaurya Chakra, and 19 Shaurya Chakras. The awards were given to personnel from the Defence Forces and Central Armed Police Forces. Seven Kirti Chakras were awarded posthumously, while one Shaurya Chakra was awarded twice.
The recipients included Lt Col Manoj Francis PF and Major Jitendra Rathee, both from the 21 Para (Special Forces). Other recipients include Major Paramveer, Major Tarun Vasudevan, Major Keshav Kumar, Major Gaurav Singh Brijwal, Naib Subedar Shankar Ram, and Naib Subedar Dabbal Singh Bisht. Havildar Gajendra Singh, Jagbir Singh, Jaswant Singh, Balvinder Singh, Tariq Hussain, Bashir Ahmad, and Sunil Kumar also received prestigious awards posthumously.
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