The President has approved awards of 368 Gallantry and other defence decorations to armed forces personnel and others on the 65th Republic Day Celebrations. Following is the list of awardees.
KIRTI CHAKRA
1. NAIB SUBEDAR BHUPAL SINGH CHHANTEL MAGAR, 5/5 GORKHA RIFLES 2. WING COMMANDER DARRYL CASTELINO (POSTHUMOUS) 3. CONSTABLE BHRIGU NANDAN CHOUDHARY (POSTHUMOUS) SHAURYA CHAKRA
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1. LT COL BIKRAM JIT SINGH (POSTHUMOUS) 2. MAJOR MANDEEP SINGH GHUMMAN REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY 3. MAJOR GAURAV THAKUR THE BIHAR REGIMENT4. 4. CAPTAIN SANDEEP BHARTIYA 17TH BATTALION THE JAT REGIMENT 5. CAPTAIN MAHABIR SINGH 9 PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) 6. GUNNER LALLAWMZUALA 18TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES 7. RIFLEMAN RAN BAHADUR GURUNG 5/5 GORKHA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) 8. WING COMMANDER ADITYA PRAKASH SINGH
9. WING COMMANDER NIKHIL NAIDU
10. FLT LT KRISHNAMOORTHY PRAVEEN (POSTHUMOUS) BAR TO SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
1. CAPTAIN MOHIT JATAIN
SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY)
1. COL SANDIP CHATTERJEE 50 INDEPENDENT PARA BRIGAD 2. COL AVIN UTHAIYA 16TH LIGHT CAVALRY
3. LT COL MANOJ TRIPATHI, ARMY AVIATION 4. LT COL MALKIAT SINGH, ARMY AVIATION, 5. LT COL RAJNEESH GIRI 6TH BATTALION MAHAR REGIMENT 6. MAJOR M K SUSHANT 13TH ARMOURED REGIMENT 7. MAJOR AJIT KUMAR BEHERA.