President Droupadi Murmu Awards Brave Soldiers and Police Officers in New Delhi
President Droupadi Murmu conferred 10 Kirti Chakras (seven posthumous) and 26 Shaurya Chakras (seven posthumous) to the personnel of the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces, and State/Union Territory Police during the Defence Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
Kirti Chakra Recipients
The President presented the Kirti Chakra award to:
- Inspector Dilip Kumar Das, 210 CoBRA, CRPF
- Head Constable Raj Kumar Yadava, CRPF
- Constable Bablu Radha and Sambhu Roy, CRPF
- Sepoy Pawan Kumar, The Grenadiers 55th Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
- Captain Anshuman Singh
- Havaldar Abdul Majid
- Major Digvijay Singh Rawat
- Major Deependra Vikram Basnet
- Naib Subedar Pawan Kumar Yadav
Shaurya Chakra Recipients
The President awarded the Shaurya Chakra to:
- Constable Safiullah Qadri, Jammu and Kashmir Police
- Major Vikas Bhambhu
- Major Mustafa Bohara
- Rifleman Kulbushan Manta, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, 52nd Battalion
- Havildar Vivek Singh Tomar
- Rifleman Alok Rao, 18 Assam Rifles
- Captain MV Pranjal, The Corps of Signals, 63rd Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles
- Constable Gamit Mukesh Kumar
- Sub-Inspector Amit Raina, JK Police
- Sub-Inspector Faroz Ahmad Dar
- Assistant Commandant Bibhor Kumar Singh
- Constable Varun Singh
- Superintendent of Police Mohan Lal, JK Police
- Major Rajendra Prasad
- Major Ravinder Singh Rawat
- Naik Bhim Singh
- Major Sachin Negi
- Major Maneo Francis
- Wing Commander Shailesh Singh
- Lieutenant Bimal Ranjan Behera
- Havildar Sanjay Kumar
- Flight Lieutenant Hrishikesh Jayan Karuthedath
- Captain Akshat Upadhyay
- Naib Subedar Baria Sanjay Kumar Bhamar Singh
- Major Amandeep Jakhar
- Parshotam Kumar
The awards were given to the personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage, and extreme devotion to duty.
