President Draupadi Murmu on Thursday approved 127 Bravery Awards and 40 prestigious service awards to the armed forces and central armed police forces personnel on the eve of the 79th Independence Day.
“These are: 04 kirti chakras; 15 vir chakras; 16 shaurya chakras; 02 bar to sena medals (gallantry); 58 Sena medals (gallantry); (Gallantry); 07 sarvottam yudh seva medals;
“The President has also approved 290 mention-in-dispatch-115 personnel of the Indian Army, 05 of the Indian Navy, 167 of the Indian Air Force and 03 of the Border Roads Development Board (BRDB),”.
Meanwhile, Nine Indian Air Force officials have been honored for his brave contribution to the service of the nation during Operation Sindoor.
Veer Chakra has been honored with nine Indian Air Force officers, including fighter pilots, who targeted the headquarters of terrorist groups in Pakistan’s Muridke and Bahawalpur and neighboring country.
Group Captains (GP) Ranjeet Singh Sidhu, Manish Arora, Animesh Patni, Kunal Kalra, Wing Commanders (WG CDR) Joy Chandra, Squadron Leaders (SQN LDR) Sarthak Kumar, Siddhant SIDDHANT SIDDHANT SIDDHANT SIDDHANT SINGHH Malik, Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) aarshveer singh thakur have been beautiful vir chakra.
The Indian Air Force has brought down at least six Pakistani aircraft in action.
Veer Chakra is a military bravery award, which is presented to the War heroes for his brave works at the battlefield. It ranks third after Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra.
The Vayu Sena Medal (Bravery) has been honored by 26 Indian Air Force officials and Airmen for his brave contribution to the service of the nation during Operation Sindor.
Those who were awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (Bravery) participated in missions to hit the target inside Pakistan, and the authorities and men operated the S -400 and other air defense systems, which thwarted all the attacks planned by Pakistan on Indian earth.
13 Indian Air Force officials were awarded the special Yudh Seva Medal for playing an important role in carrying out attacks and defending their own airspace. Officers include Air Vice Marshal Joseph Sures, AVM Prajuel Singh and Air Commodore Ashok Raj Thakur.
India launched Operation Sindor on 7 May on 7 April as a decisive military response to the Pahgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed. The Indian armed forces targeted the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan -occupied Kashmir, killing more than 100 terrorists. (AI)