ASHOK CHAKRA
LT. NAVDEEP SINGH, 15 BATTALION, MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY
Lieutenant Navdeep Singh, unhesitatingly sacrificed his
young life in the service of
the Nation, on 20th August 2011, in a fierce
anti-infiltration operations on the Line of Control, in the remote Gurez Sector of North Kashmir.
On the fateful night of 19th August 2011, Lieutenant Navdeep
Singh and his
Commando Platoon were deployed in the Kanzalwan Sub Sector
in response to
intelligence inputs about a desperate bid by a large group
of highly trained terrorists, fully equipped and armed to the teeth with deadly weapons.
Leading from the front and demonstrating the highest standards of tactical
acumen, field craft and fire control, this brave heart quickly sited his ambush,
correctly appreciating the path that the terrorists would adopt. In a display of sheer unbridled
courage coupled with steely grit, Navdeep allowed the unsuspecting terrorists to
walk into his trap. Springing his ambush at the last moment, Navdeep singlehandedly
engaged and eliminated three hardcore terrorists from close range. Despite being
hit and severely injured in the violent return fire, Navdeep, continued to control
the encounter, marshalling his
resources with cool presence of mind. Living upto the
highest military ideals, despite being grievously injured, he saved the life of his buddy
while gunning down a fourth terrorist, before eventually succumbing to his injuries. His
gallant action resulted in his team eliminating twelve hardcore terrorists in one of the
fiercest encounters on the Line of Control, dealing a crippling body blow to the terrorist
groups.
KIRTI CHAKRA WINNERS
CAPTAIN ASHUTOSH KUMAR
5TH BATTALION THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES
Based on receipt of specific info from own and police
sources about the
presence of armed cadres of terrorists in general area
Rangpisso Gaon, a joint
search operation was launched under the officer with
strength of one JCO and
15 ORs alongwith a police team. At 4.30 am, while own troops
were cordoning
the village; move of suspected individuals was noticed. On
being challenged, the
individuals started firing indiscriminately. He closed on to
the terrorists making
use of thick foliage and despite being under heavy effective
fire, fired at the
terrorists, killing one of them and injuring another who
later succumbed to his
injuries. The rest of the terrorists panicked and tried to
escape while spraying
heavy volume of bullets towards own troops. Determined not
to let the fleeing
terrorists escape, the officer ordered his troops to change
position and pursue
the escaping terrorists that led to the killing of one more
terrorist by his party
while apprehending one cadre alive. Arms and Ammunition,
money and other
war like stores were recovered from the slain terrorists.
In the face of extreme adversity, inhospitable terrain, and
stringent human
rights regulations, the officer displayed utmost physical
courage killing two
dreaded terrorists included Commander. In addition, the
officer displayed
inspiring leadership and utmost tactical acumen in executing
the operation
leading to the killing of another terrorists and
apprehending one alive, ensuring
no collateral damage. This act of the officer is testimony
to his dauntless
courage, determination and professionalism for which Capt
Ashutosh Kumar
has been awarded ‘KIRTI CHAKRA’.
LT. COL. KAMALDEEP SINGH
13TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (RAJPUTANA RIFLES)
Lieutenant Colonel Kamaldeep Singh, 18 RR Bn, was mission
commander
for Op Maidanpura on 15 July 2011. On receipt of hard
intelligence of presence
of five hardcore terrorists in the area in Dist Kupwara,
Jammu and Kashmir, the
officer, at 10.50 pm led five quick reaction teams and
established cordon of
target house. After confirmation of presence of terrorists,
he tightened the
cordon with another 17 quick reaction team members, thereby
sealing all
possible exit routes and evacuated five civilians held
hostage. While under fire,
he readjusted his cordon parties to effectively engage the
terrorists leading to
immediate elimination of two terrorists. The officer while
in close cordon sited a
terrorist bringing down heavy fire onto the cordon party.
The officer while
controlling the operation himself maneuvered to an
advantageous position
through deft battle craft, eliminated one hard core
terrorist and seriously
decapacitated another. In an operation lasting over two
days, he displayed
absolute calmness, exemplary tactical acumen, and motivated
his troops leading
by personal example.
For his professional acumen, astute leadership, indomitable
courage and
personal bravery which led to elimination of five hardcore
terrorists, Lieutenant
Colonel Kamaldeep Singh is awarded ‘KIRTI CHAKRA’.
LIEUTENANT SUSHIL KHAJURIA
18TH BATTALION THE GRENADIERS REGIMENT
Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria was born on 28 Aug 1985 at Samba
(J&K). He completed his schooling from KV No 1 Gandhi
Nagar,
Jammu. Om completion of his graduation he joined OTA. On 20
Mar
2010 he was commissioned in ASC on attachment to The 18th
Battalion The GRENADIERS Regiment. A second generation
officer
whose elder brother Capt Anil Khajuria is presently serving
with 22
Assam Rifles and also has a younger sister.
Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria joined the unit at Panzgam on 14 Apr
2010. He was the Ghatak Platoon Commander from the beginning
and soon he was in the thick of the action and was conducting
counter terrorist operations in treacherous mountainous terrain in the
frontiers of District Kupwara Jammu and Kashmir. His first real
encounter was on 29 July 2011, where he gave an excellent account
of himself and the battalion was successful in neutralising one
hardcore terrorist.
On 26 Sep 2011, based on specific input by higher formation
headquarters and neighbouring formation regarding presence of an
infiltration column of approx 5-6 terrorists in the general area Kopra,
teams were launched to search and destroy the terrorists. Lieutenant
Sushil Khajuria was leading his team in a rugged and difficult terrain
with steep slopes and thick undergrowth. Simultaneously, he was
also coordinating his move with other four teams, who were carrying
out search. While carrying out search of a nalas, he alongwith his
team came under heavy volume of fire. His buddy was pinned down
by accurate fire from the terrorists. Realising that the terrorists were
entrenched in an advantageous position behind a big rock, he
crawled through thick foliage to a flank and spotted the terrorists
under covering fire from his team.
Unmindful of his personal safety, he charged at the terrorists up
slope killing two of them. Officer continued leading from the front.
The operation resumed on 27 Sep 2011, another team whose leading
scout was Havildar Ravi Kumar got shot by the terrorists at approx
10.30 hrs am and was severely injured. Havildar Ravi Kumar could
not move and was effectively covered by fire by the terrorist.
Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria volunteered to retrieve injured Havildar
Ravi Kumar. He risked himself to move from his present location to
retrieve Havildar Ravi. While crawling towards Havildar, Lieutenant
Sushil Khajuria was fired upon by a terrorist and was injured. He
later succumbed to his injuries and achieved martyrdom. A true “
Braveheart” who will always remain in our hearts.
SHAURYA CHAKRA WINNERS
Major Ravindra Kumar Gurang, Regiment of
Artillery / 33rd Field Regiment
Major Shalender, 4th PARACHUTE Regiment (Special
Force).
Subedar Manjeet Singh, 4th PARACHUTE Regiment
(Special Force).
JC-359183W Naib Subedar Mengare Shankar Ganpati, 15th
MARATHA LI.
JC-470388F Naib Subedar Lal Singh Khichi, Sena Medal,
RAJPUTA
Rifles / 57th Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous).
THE 2011 MARTYRS
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Ser No
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Rank
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Name
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Unit
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1.
|
Lt Col
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Chowrira Nanaiah Nanjappa
|
2041 Utility Helicopter Flight
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2.
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Lt Col
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Nitin Bhatia
|
2042 Utility Helicopter Flight
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3.
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Lt Col
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Abhishek Khattri
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66 Engineer Regiment
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4.
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Maj
|
Bhanu Chandar
|
5 Recce & Observation Flight
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5.
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Maj
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Atul Garje
|
5 Recce & Observation Flight
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6.
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Maj
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PK Jindal
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26 RAJPUT
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7.
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Maj
|
Gurphej Singh
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13 MAHAR
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8.
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Maj
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Jaidev Singh Guleria
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60 Field Regiment
|
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9.
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Lt
|
Manoj Kumar Mishra
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18 JAT
|
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10.
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Lt
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Archit Verdia
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13 MAHAR
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11.
|
Lt
|
Navdeep Singh
|
15 MARATHA LI
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12.
|
Lt
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Sushil Khajuria
|
18 GRENADIERS
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13.
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Sub
|
Sale Subhash Dattu
|
13 MAHAR
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14.
|
Sub
|
Jaipal Singh
|
42 RR (ASSAM)
|
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15.
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Sub
|
Shri Bhagwan
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2 GRENADIERS
|
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16.
|
Nb Sub
|
Amarjit Singh
|
4 SIKH
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17.
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Nb Sub
|
Jasvir Singh
|
7 PARA
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18.
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Nb Sub
|
Rajendra Singh Rana
|
2041 Utility Helicopter Flight
|
|
19.
|
Nb Sub
|
Lal Singh Khichi,SM
|
57 RR (RAJPUTANA RIFLES)
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20.
|
Nb Sub
|
Gurdial Singh
|
217 Field Regiment
|
|
21.
|
Nb Sub
|
Vidyadhar Singh Mahala
|
4 RAJ RIF
|
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22.
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Hav
|
Bijender Singh
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14 JAT
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23.
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Hav
|
Ravi Kumar
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18 GRENADIERS
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24.
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Hav
|
Ray Singh
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57 Field Regiment
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25.
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Hav
|
Chitra Bahadur Gurung
|
2/5 Gorkha Rifles
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26.
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Hav
|
Girish
|
6 MADRAS
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27.
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Dafedar
|
A Purushothaman
|
15 Armoured Regiment
|
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28.
|
Hav
|
Shaikh Mohammed Mohsin
|
28 RR (JAMMU & KASHMIR RIFLES)
|
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29.
|
Hav
|
Jaipal Singh Adhikari
|
20 KUMAON
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30.
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L/ Hav
|
Devendra Mehta
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237 Engineer Regiment
|
|
31.
|
L/ Hav
|
Randhir Singh
|
164 Meduim
Regiment
|
|
32.
|
Nk
|
Hari Om
|
2 GRENADIERS
|
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33.
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Nk
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Lalit Chandra Mandal
|
6 Mechanised Infantry
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34.
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Nk
|
Rigzin Angdus
|
2 LADAKH SCOUTS
|
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35.
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Nk
|
Pawan Kumar Pant
|
204 Army Aviation Squadron (Utility Helicopter)
|
2
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Ser No
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Rank
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Name
|
Unit
|
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36.
|
Nk
|
Indrasen Singh
|
42 RR (ASSAM)
|
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37.
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Nk
|
Pankaj Khajuria
|
1 LADAKH SCOUTS
|
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38.
|
Nk
|
Sumer Singh
|
18 RR (RAJPUTANA RIFLES)
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39.
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L/ Nk
|
Patole Dayanand Nagnath
|
13 MAHAR
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40.
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L/ Nk
|
Thukje Rabten
|
2 Ladakh Scouts
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41.
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L/ Nk
|
P Rajiv Gandhi
|
168 Field Regiment
|
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42.
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L/ Nk
|
K Guru Prasad
|
651 Engineer
Plant Unit
|
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43.
|
L/ Nk
|
Devendra Singh
|
20 KUMAON
|
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44.
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L/ Nk
|
Patey Tassuk
|
21 RR (GUARDS)
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45.
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L/ Nk
|
Sanjiv Kumar
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18 GRENADIERS
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46.
|
L/ Nk
|
Manbir Singh
|
13 GARH RIF
|
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47.
|
L/ Nk
|
Jitendra Kumar
|
4 RAJ RIF
|
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48.
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Rfn
|
Mohd Sadiq
|
2 LADAKH SCOUTS
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49.
|
Rfn
|
Jimmy Dorjey
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2 LADAKH SCOUTS
|
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50.
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Rfn
|
Min Bahadur Bayambu Thapa
|
15 RR (GORKHA RIFLES)
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51.
|
Rfn
|
Sachin Kumar
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17 RR (MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY)
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52.
|
Rfn
|
Sandeep Kumar
|
4 RAJ RIF
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53.
|
Rfn
|
Bhairu Singh
|
17 RAJ RIF
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54.
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Sep
|
Rajesh Kumar Fageria
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13 MAHAR
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55.
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Sep
|
Om Prakash Gurjar
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10 RR (RAJPUT)
|
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56.
|
Sep
|
Sabale Vijendra Shivaji
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13 MAHAR
|
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57.
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Sep
|
Narinder Singh
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4 SIKH
|
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58.
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Sep
|
Rajendra Chand
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26 RR (KUMAON)
|
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59.
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Sep
|
Kailash Chand Gurjar
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27 RAJPUT
|
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60.
|
Sep
|
Kheto Sumi
|
1 NAGA
|
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61.
|
Sep
|
Shilendra Singh Jadon
|
9 RAJPUT
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62.
|
Sep
|
Ashok Kumar
|
24 PUNJAB
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|
63.
|
Sep
|
Jitendar Singh
|
16 JAT
|
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64.
|
Sapper
|
Amarjit Singh
|
42 RR (ASSAM)
|
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65.
|
Sapper
|
Parmod Kumar
|
66 Engineer Regiment
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|
66.
|
Craftsman
|
Salunkhe Dattatray Tanaji
|
42 RR (ASSAM)
|
|
67.
|
Craftsman
|
Ram Lakhan Sharma
|
42 RR (ASSAM)
|
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68.
|
Gunner
|
Pankaj Singh
|
22 Field Regiment
|
|
69.
|
Gunner
|
Ashok Mayannavar
|
191 Field Regiment
|
|
70.
|
Paratrooper
|
Miteswar Basumatary
|
9 PARA
|
|
71.
|
Sowar
|
Shyam Singh
|
55 RR (GRENADIERS)
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