President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday conferred six Kirti Chakras, including four posthumously, to personnel of the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police for displaying indomitable courage and extraordinary valour in the line of duty.
Kirti Chakra is India's second-highest peacetime gallantry award.
President Droupadi Murmu conferred Kirti Chakra upon Colonel Manpreet Singh, The Sikh Light Infantry, 19 Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous). During an encounter with the terrorists in Anantnag district in September 2023, he displayed exemplary leadership and act of gallantry,… pic.twitter.com/6qeXhZKoTx
May 22, 2025AdvertisementCol Manpreet Singh of the Sikh Light Infantry, two other army personnel from the Rashtriya Rifles and a Jammu and Kashmir Police officer have been conferred the Kirti Chakra posthumously, according to the list of awardees shared by the government.
President Murmu, who is the Supreme Commander of the armed forces, also presented 33 Shaurya Chakras, including seven posthumously, to the personnel of the armed forces, Central Armed Police Forces and state/Union Territory police during a defence investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
AdvertisementMaj Malla Rama Gopal Naidu of the Maratha Light Infantry, 56 Rashtriya Rifles, and Major Manjit of the Punjab Regiment, 22 Rashtriya Rifles, received Kirti Chakra.
Rifleman Ravi Kumar, the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, 63 Rashtriya Rifles; Colonel Manpreet Singh, of the Sikh Light Infantry, 19 Rashtriya Rifles; Naik Dilwar Khan, the Regiment of Artillery, 28 Rashtriya Rifles; and Deputy Superintendent of Police Himayun Muzzammil Bhat of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were conferred India's second-highest peacetime gallantry award posthumously.
AdvertisementThe Rashtrapati Bhavan later also shared pictures from the ceremony on its official X handle.
President Droupadi Murmu conferred Shaurya Chakra upon Major Vijay Verma, The Rajput Regiment, 44th Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles. He displayed exemplary leadership and act of gallantry during conduct of 10 successful operations, resulting in elimination of many hardcore… pic.twitter.com/nvMKMerODH
May 22, 2025"President Droupadi Murmu conferred Shaurya Chakra upon Squadron Leader Deepak Kumar, Flying (Pilot). His undaunted courageous decision in a life-threatening situation to force land the aircraft on a dark night ensured the safety of a valuable national asset and precluded a probable loss of lives," it said in a post.
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