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Post Independence Gallantry Award Winners POST INDEPENDENCE GALLANTRY AWARD WINNERS (PVC / AC / MVC / KC / VrC / SC / SM) S.No RANK NAME UNIT OPS/THEATRE REMARKS PARAM VIR CHAKRA 1 MAJ DHAN SINGH THAPA 3 MECH INF INDO-CHINA WAR LADAKH - 1962 ASHOK CHAKRA 1 MAJ PS GAHOOL , CL-III 8 MECH INF OP POLO (1948) 2 MAJ MAL SINGH , CL-III 24 MECH INF OP VIJAY - 1961 MAHAVIR CHAKRA 1 MAJ RAJESH SINGH ADHIKARI 2 MECH INF OP VIJAY (15 AUG (POSTH) 1999) 2 BRIG ANAND SARUP 3 MECH INF INDO-PAK WAR - 1962 3 LT COL DR RAI (POSTH) 4 MECH INF J&K 1947-1948 (27 OCT 1947) 4 CAPT MAHAVIR PRASAD (POSTH) 4 MECH INF NEFA-1962 (23 OCT 1962) 5 LT GEN TN RAINA 5 MECH INF INDO PAK WAR 1971 6 LT COL RAGHUBIR SINGH 11 MECH INF OP RIDDLE - 1965 (ASSAL UTTAR) 7 MAJ HARBHAJAN SINGH 13 MECH INF OP NATHULA (1967) (POSTH) KIRTI CHAKRA 1 MAJ HARDEV SINGH 5 MECH INF OP BLUE STAR - GEN 1984 VIR CHAKRA 1 CAPT VENU GOPAL 1 MECH INF J&K 1947-1948 (14 JUN 1948) 2 CAPT EN AYENGAR 1 MECH INF CHINESE OP - 1962 3 CAPT PL KHER, SM 1 MECH INF INDO-CHINA WAR LADAKH - 1962 4 LT HARIPAL SINGH KAUSHIK 4 MECH INF NEFA - 1962 (23 OCT 1962) 5 COL HARBAKSH SINGH, VSM 4 MECH INF J&K (04 JAN 1948) (LT GEN) 6 MAJ KL SURI 4 MECH INF J&K (31 MAY 1948) 7 MAJ KEHAR SINGH, IDSM 4 MECH INF J&K (25 MAY 1948) 8 MAJ SARDARA SINGH 4 MECH INF J&K (13 OCT 1948) 9 MAJ S KAPOOR 5 MECH INF J&K (25 AUG 1965) 10 MAJ NK SHARMA 5 MECH INF INDO-PAK WAR - 1971 11 MAJ K CHONGTU 5 MECH INF INDO-PAK WAR - 1971 12 LT COL KUNWAR SINGH RAWAT 6 MECH INF J&K - 1948 13 LT COL KP LAHIRI 6 MECH INF RAJASTHAN SECTOR - 1965 14 CAPT JASBIR SINGH 6 MECH INF RAJASTHAN (BRIG) SECTOR - 1965 15 2/LT SK JASWAL (POSTH) 7 MECH INF OP CACTUS LILY - 1971 16 LT MS BUTTAR 8 MECH INF OP RIDDLE - 1965 17 LT BHIKHAM SINGH 8 MECH INF OP RIDDLE - 1965 18 LT COL RAJ SINGH, SM 9 MECH INF 1965 19 MAJ SATISH NAMBIAR 10 MECH INF 1971 20 CAPT PRABHU SINGH 11 MECH INF OP RIDDLE - 1965 21 MAJ RS RAJAWAT 11 MECH INF 1971 22 MAJ RS SHARMA 11 MECH INF OP RIDDLE - 1965 23 MAJ TL SHARMA (POSTH) 13 MECH INF INDO-PAK WAR - 1971 (OP AKHAURA) 24 2/LT SKP MENON 15 MECH INF 1988 25 LT COL NAND DULARE 24 MECH INF 1971 SHAURYA CHAKRA 1 LT GEN R NARSIMHAN 2 MECH INF OP MIZO HILLS - 1957 2 2/LT VIJAY RAMCHANDRA DAANI 3 MECH INF OP GOLI - 1957 3 COL CN KAUL 4 MECH INF 1968 4 MAJ MS CHADHA 5 MECH INF 1970 5 LT COL MM BAJWA 8 MECH INF 1970 6 MAJ HS GHUMAN 8 MECH INF 1962 7 LT COL A BANERJI 15 MECH INF 8 MAJ SAUMITRA RAY 24 MECH INF OP BATTLE AXE - 1967 9 BRIG DD BHALLA 24 MECH INF 2009 10 COL AJIT SINGH 21 MECH INF OP HIFAZAT (NAGALAND) (26-JAN-1995) 11 CAPT RAKESH SHARMA (POSTH) 17 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK-III (OP SNOWMAN) (26-JAN-1996) 12 MAJ ANURAG SRIVASTAVA 2 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (POSTH) (15-AUG-1996) 13 MAJ V DHATWALIA 19 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (26-JAN-1997) COL) 14 MAJ DK BISHT 19 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (21-JUN-2005) COL) 15 MAJ PS JAMWAL 5 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (15-AUG-2007) 16 HAV RAMESH CHANDRA 25 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW PANDEY (15-AUG-2007) SUB) 17 MAJ RAMAN YADAV 10 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (15-AUG-2010) 18 MAJ CHIRAG SINGH BARAK 10 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (15-AUG-2011) 19 MAJ AMARJEET SINGH 21 MECH INF ASSAM RIF (15-AUG-2013) SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY) 1 BRIG PC DAS 19 MECH INF FIRE HAZARD RESCUE OPS (26-JAN-84) 2 MAJ PP GANAPATHY (RETD) 13 MECH INF OP PAWAN (NOW (26-JAN-88) BRIG) 3 CAPT RS SIDHU (RETD( 15 MECH INF OP PAWAN (NOW (26-JAN-88) COL) 4 MAJ RAJINDER SINGH (RETD) 21 MECH INF UNIIMOG (IRAN) GEN (15-JAN-91) (NOW LT GEN) 5 MAJ SUKHBIR SINGH (RETD) 14 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (26-JAN-94) COL) 6 LT COL RS KATARIA 21 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (15-AUG-94) 7 MAJ VIKRANT SHASTRI (POSTH) 11 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (15-AUG-95) 8 MAJ(NO RS YADAV 6 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK W LT (26-JAN-96) COL) 9 MAJ AR BAJPAI 14 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (15-AUG-96) BRIG) 10 CAPT ROHIT BANERJEE 11 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (15-AUG-96) 11 MAJ YOGESH SAMNOL 5 MECH INF OP HIFAZAT (NOW (15-AUG-98) COL) 12 MAJ SK SALWAN 22 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW LT (26-JAN-99) COL) 13 COL AJAEY SEM (RETD) 6 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (26-JAN-99) BRIG) 14 MAJ DK BISHT 19 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (15-AUG-99) COL) 15 CAPT AJAY KUMAR (POSTH) 13 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (15-AUG-99) 16 LT COL AK JAGGI 16 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (15-AUG-00) 17 MAJ ANURAG SINGH RAWAT 3 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (26-JAN-02) COL) 18 MAJ VIKRANT SINGH 8 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (26-JAN-02) COL) 19 CAPT AMAN SODHI 12 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (15-AUG-02) 20 MAJ PN PRASANNAN 3 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (26-JAN-03) 21 MAJ DIPU SIROHI 14 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (26-JAN-04) COL) 22 CAPT PATHIYERI SUNIL KUMAR 14 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (15-AUG-04) COL) 23 CAPT POORAN SINGH 11 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (19-JUN-05) 24 HAV ANIL KUMAR 12 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (30-JUN-05) SUB) 25 COL VINOD KUMAR 15 MECH INF 26-Jan-06 (NOW BRIG) 26 MAJ AMAR RUGGE 23 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (15-AUG-06) 27 COL PM HARIZ 19 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW LT (26-JAN-07) GEN) 28 MAJ JAGDEEP SINGH KAPUR 15 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (26-JAN-07) 29 MAJ NAVDEEP HARNAL 4 MECHINF OP RAKSHAK (15-AUG-08) 30 MAJ SUNIL KUMAR NAUTIYAL 18 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (26-JAN-11) 31 MAJ RISHI MEHROTRA 24 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (26-JAN-12) 32 COL ND JOSHI 8 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK 33 MAJ SANJEEV SINGH 23 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (26-JAN-13) 34 MAJ ADITYA KUMAR 5 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (15-AUG-13) 35 MAJ VIKRANT SINGH,SM** 8 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (15-AUG-02) COL) 36 MAJ P SUNIL KUMAR, SM** 14 MECH INF OP RAKSHAK (NOW (26-JAN-05) COL) 37 MAJ ADITYA KUMAR MECH INF ASSAM RIF (15-AUG-13) 38 MAJ DIGVIJAY SINGH AHLAWAT MECH INF RR (26-JAN-14) 39 MAJ ABHINAV BOSE MECH INF 21 ASSAM RIF (26-JAN-15) 40 BRIG ROHIT GUPTA MECH INF 26-JAN-15) 41 MAJ ARVIND KUMAR SHIVRAIN 10 MECH INF 13 ASSAM RIF (15-AUG-15).
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