82 Independence Day Gallantry Awards

The President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces has approved 82 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces which include one Ashok Chakra, 14 Shaurya Chakras, 63 Sena Medals (Gallantry), two Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and two Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).

ASHOKA CHAKRA

13622536N HAVILDAR HANGPAN DADA, THE ASSAM REGIMENT / 35TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY

SHAURYA CHAKRA

1.IC-66162L LIEUTENANT COLONEL NIRANJAN EK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS / NATIONAL SECURITY GUARDS (BDU) (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY
2.IC-62820P MAJOR RAHUL DEV SINGH, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES / 3RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
3.IC-72326M CAPTAIN TUSHAR MAHAJAN, 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)(POSTHUMOUS)ARMY
4.IC-75501F CAPTAIN GAURAV SHARAD JADHAV, REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 36TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
5.IC-76699X CAPTAIN ELISEN Y JAMI, 12TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)ARMY
6.IC-78545K CAPTAIN PAWAN KUMAR, 10TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)(POSTHUMOUS)ARMY
7.JC-311084X NAIB SUBEDAR KANKARA V SUBBA REDDY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS / 44th BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY
8.2799285W NAIK SHINDE SHANKAR CHANDRABHAN, THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY / 41ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY
9.5756771H NAIK BIR SINGH, 21ST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) ARMY
10.13769974W LANCE NAIK OM PARKASH, 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY

11.14939722P SEPOY HARI CHETTRI, THE MECHANIZED INFANTRY / 9TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY

12.924787 CORPORAL GURSEVEK SINGH, INDIAN AIR FORCE (SECURITY) (POSTHUMOUS)AIR FORCE

13.SHRI ATU ZUMVU, SUB-DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICER (SDPO), KOHIMA, NAGALAND MHA

14.SHRI KUKUDAPU SRINIVASULU, POLICE CONSTABLE (9365), CI CELL, GOVT. OF TELANGANA.MHA

SENA MEDAL(GALLANTRY)

1.IC-57039L COLONEL TARUN PATHAK, THE PUNJAB REGIMENT / 23RD BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES ARMY
2.IC-57099A LIEUTENANT COLONEL SANJAY TECKCHANDANI, 203 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (UH) ARMY
3.IC-57963L LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAJESH GULATI, 202 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (UH) (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY
4.IC-62561X LIEUTENANT COLONEL NITIN GUPTA, THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT / 31ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
5.IC-63538W MAJOR RAHUL PRATAP SINGH, 7TH BATTALION THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY ARMY
6.IC-64506A MAJOR SHEKHAR CHAUDHARY, 7TH BATTALION THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY ARMY
7.IC-65932A MAJOR AMIT ISSAR, THE ARMOURED CORPS / 23RD BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES ARMY
8.IC-66235M MAJOR SHAILENDRA SINGH, THE DOGRA REGIMENT / 62ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
9.IC-67606W MAJOR PUROHIT GOPALRAJ JASRAJ, THE DOGRA REGIMENT / 62ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
10.IC-68171L MAJOR SANTOSH CHAND RAWAT, THE GARHWAL RIFLES / 36TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
11.IC-68549M MAJOR DORJEE LETA, ARMY SERVICE CORPS / 28TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
12.IC-68621X MAJOR AMAN SINGH, ARMY SERVICE CORPS / 13TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
13.IC-68668H MAJOR VIVEK TRIPATHI, THE LADAKH SCOUTS / 11TH BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLESARMY
14.IC-70210X MAJOR PRADEEP POONIA, THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 10TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
15.IC-73423W MAJOR JITENDER KUMAR SINGH, THE LADAKH SCOUTS / 42 BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES ARMY
16.SS-44113H MAJOR TAHER HUSSAIN KHAN, 202 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (UH)(POSTHUMOUS) ARMY
17.SS-44509M MAJOR DIVYANK MISHRA, ARMY AIR DEFENCE / 36TH BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES ARMY
18.SS-44901M MAJOR ARJUN GALOTH, 4TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)ARMY
19.SC-00601L MAJOR ROHTASH SINGH, THE ARMOURED CORPS / 53RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
20.IC-72362X CAPTAIN VIKAS PANGHAL, THE ARMOURED CORPS / 1ST BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES ARMY
21.IC-76281P CAPTAIN RAJESH SHARMA, CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS / 3RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
22.IC-76882A CAPTAIN SUSHANT SHARMA, CORPS OF SIGNALS / 55TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
23.IC-78616A CAPTAIN LAKHVIR SINGH, 3RD BATTALION THE RAJPUT REGIMENT ARMY
24.SS-47213Y CAPTAIN DIVAKAR KONGBRAILATPAM, 1ST BATTALION THE MAHAR REGIMENT ARMY
25.SS-46682P LIEUTENANT SATISH KUMAR MISHRA, REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY/ 159 FIELD REGIMENT ARMY
26.JC-65809F NAIB SUBEDAR SURAJ TAMANG, 44TH BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY
27.JC-413976W NAIB SUBEDAR MORE SAYAJI UTTAM, 12TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)ARMY
28.JC-603091X NAIB SUBEDAR ASHOK KUMAR GURUNG, FIRST GORKHA RIFLES / 15TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
29.JC-603121K NAIB SUBEDAR CHHATRA BAHADUR PHAKAMI, THIRD BATTALION THE FIRST GORKHA RIFLES ARMY
30.2600705W HAVILDAR ELUMALAI M, 19TH BATTALION THE MADRAS REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY
31.4475283A HAVILDAR GURMUKH SINGH, 7TH BATTALION THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY ARMY
32.13758291H HAVILDAR YASH PAUL, 11TH BATTALION THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES ARMY
33.13765370A HAVILDAR RANJIT SINGH,THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES / 28TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
34.15573730H LANCE HAVILDAR DASPUTE RAMESHWAR PUNDALIK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS / 2ND BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
35.3998526Y NAIK RAHIM SINGH, THE DOGRA REGIMENT / 40TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
36.15146474F NAIK RAVI CHOUDHARY, REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 13TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLESARMY
37.15322690A NAIK SHANKARA SAPALYA, 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES)ARMY
38.2610836P LANCE NAIK HANAMANTHAPPA KOPPAD, 19TH BATTALION THE MADRAS REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY
39.4086938N LANCE NAIK SATYENDRA SINGH,THE GARHWAL RIFLES / 36TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
40.4482230K LANCE NAIK PARVEEN KUMAR SINGH, THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY / 19TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
41.5048754F LANCE NAIK NARAYAN SHRESTHA, THIRD BATTALION THE FIRST GORKHA RIFLES ARMY
42.13625619K LANCE NAIK GOVIND SINGH MEHTA, 9TH BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY
43.13766306P LANCE NAIK ASHWANI KUMAR, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES / 3RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
44.14495821F LANCE NAIK KULWANT SINGH, 1055 DSC PLATOON (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY
45.2615937M SEPOY RAMA MOORTHY N, 19TH BATTALION THE MADRAS REGIMENT(POSTHUMOUS) ARMY
46.3008862W SEPOY BRAJESH KHATANA, THE RAJPUT REGIMENT / 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
47.3200235Y SEPOY BIJENDER KUMAR, 7TH BATTALION THE JAT REGIMENT ARMY
48.4004812K SEPOY BALMIK KUMAR, THE DOGRA REGIMENT / 40TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
49.4204205P SEPOY BHUPENDRA SINGH, THE KUMAON REGIMENT / 13TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
50.4093554F RIFLEMAN ASHISH SINGH NEGI, THE GARHWAL RIFLES / 36TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
51.5049372K RIFLEMAN RAJU THAPA, THIRD BATTALION THE FIRST GORKHA RIFLES ARMY
52.12954596Y RIFLEMAN BASHIR AHMED WAR, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES / 15 ARMY DOG UNIT (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY
53.13772197K RIFLEMAN ISHWAR SINGH, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES / 3RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
54.13773984X RIFLEMAN KRISHAN KUMAR, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES / 28TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
55.16021965N RIFLEMAN RAHUL SINGH, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES / 18TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
56.G/184799M RIFLEMAN CHINGSA MOG, 18TH BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES ARMY
57.G/5009333H RIFLEMAN PAOKHOLET BAITE, 24TH BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY
58.G/5013096F RIFLEMAN THANGKHANLAM, 43RD BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLESARMY
59.13629533H PARATROOPER SANJIT KHATRI, 21ST BATTALION THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT(SPECIAL FORCES) ARMY
60.2702279F GRENADIER AMAR SINGH, 16TH BATTALION THE GRENADIERS ARMY
61.15228018H GUNNER SAHADEV MARUTI MORE, REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY / 41ST BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY
62.15504069W SOWAR AMREEK SINGH, THE ARMOURED CORPS / 53RD BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES ARMY
63.JC-522085K NAIB SUBEDAR RAM SINGH, 6TH BATTALION THE DOGRA REGIMENT (POSTHUMOUS) ARMY

ARMY NAO SENA MEDAL(GALLANTRY)

LT CDR VIKASH KUMAR NARWAL, 05433-Y NAVY
VEER SINGH, CPO CD I, 122676-K NAVY
VAYU SENA MEDAL(GALLANTRY)
SQUADRON LEADER ABHISHEK SINGH TANWAR, (28211) FLYING PILOT AIR FORCE
SQUADRON LEADER BHAVESH KUMAR DUBEY, (29775) ADMINISTRATION / AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AIR FORCE

The President has also awarded 28 Mention-in-Dispatches to Army & Paramilitary personnel for their significant contributions in different military operations which include five for ‘Operation Meghdoot’, 22 for ‘Operation Rakshak’ and one for ‘Operation Rhino’.

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