President Droupadi Murmu presents Gallantry Awards in Defence Investiture Ceremony-2025

President Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred six Kirti Chakras, including four posthumous, and 33 Shaurya Chakras, including seven posthumous, to the personnel of the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces and State/Union Territory Police during Phase-I of Defence Investiture Ceremony 2025 at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi on May 22, 2025. The Gallantry awards were given to the personnel for displaying raw courage, unparalleled bravery and total disregard to personal safety in the line of duty. The list of awardees in the order of presentation is as follows: S NO NAME, RANK AND OTHER DETAILS SERVICE DATE OF ACT SHAURYA CHAKRA 1. IC-76052K, MAJOR (now LT COL) VIJAY VERMA, THE RAJPUT REGIMENT, 44TH BATTALION THE RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 05.10.2022 2. 81234, DEPUTY COMMANDANT VIKRANT KUMAR, CRPF CRPF (MHA) 02.04.2023 3. 105053113, INSPECTOR/GD JEFFREY HMINGCHULLO, CRPF CRPF (MHA) 02.04.2023 4. 31215, WING COMMANDER VERNON DESMOND KEANE, VAYU SENA MEDAL, FLYING (PILOT) INDIAN AIR FORCE 24.07.2023 5. 32754, SQUADRON LEADER DEEPAK KUMAR, FLYING (PILOT) INDIAN AIR FORCE 25.08.2023 6. SPO-825 SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER ABDUL LATIF, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR POLICE J&K POLICE (MHA) 04.09.2023 7. JC-583083P, SUBEDAR SANJEEV SINGH JASROTIA, 5TH BATTALION, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 16.09.2023 8. IC-63508Y, COLONEL PAWAN SINGH, 666 ARMY AVIATION SQUADRON (R&O) INDIAN ARMY 10.10.2023 9. JC-288663P, NAIB SUBEDAR (now SUBEDAR) P PABIN SINGHA, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 56 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 26.10.2023 10. IC-83064F, MAJOR SAHIL RANDHAWA, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 34 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 16.11.2023 11. IC-75329L, MAJOR (now LT COL) CVS NIKHIL, 21ST BATTALION, THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (SPECIAL FORCES) INDIAN ARMY 23.11.2023 12. IC-81185K, MAJOR TRIPATPREET SINGH, THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 34 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 04.01.2024 13. 44003-F, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER KAPIL YADAV, AEO, INS VISAKHAPATNAM INDIAN NAVY 27.01.2024 14. DEPUTY COMMANDANT LAKHVEER, CRPF CRPF (MHA) 30.01.2024 15. ASSISTANT COMMANDANT RAJESH PANCHAL, CRPF CRPF (MHA) 30.01.2024 16. CT/GD MALKIT SINGH, CRPF CRPF (MHA) 30.01.2024 17. JC-492279P, SUBEDAR MOHAN RAM, 20 JAT INDIAN ARMY 13.02.2024 18. 04823-K, COMMODORE SHARAD SINSUNWAL, COMMANDING OFFICER, INS KOLKATA INDIAN NAVY 13.03.2024 19. 36412, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT AMAN SINGH HANS, FLYING (PILOT) INDIAN AIR FORCE 28.03.2024 20. 953327, SERGEANT DABHI SANJAY HIFFABHAI INDIAN AIR FORCE 04.05.2024 21. IC-82035A, MAJOR KUNAL, THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 1 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 06.05.2024 22. IC-81258L, MAJOR ASHISH DAHIYA, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 50 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 02.06.2024 23. 5852332P, HAVILDAR PRAKASH TAMANG, THE 9TH GORKHA RIFLES, 32 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 19.06.2024 24. IC-83753H, MAJOR SATENDER DHANKAR, THE ARMOURED CORPS, 4 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 26.06.2024 25. AR-446P, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT ESHENTHUNG KIKON, 4 ASSAM RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 05.08.2024 26. JC-414610L, SUBEDAR VIKAS TOMAR, 1 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES) INDIAN ARMY 11.09.2024 KIRTI CHAKRA 1. IC-82153N, MAJOR MALLA RAMA GOPAL NAIDU, THE MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY, 56 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 26.10.2023 2. IC-83449Y, MAJOR MANJIT, THE PUNJAB REGIMENT, 22 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 25.04.2024 SHAURYA CHAKRA (POSTHUMOUS) 1. IC-78151L, MAJOR AASHISH DHONCHAK, SENA MEDAL, THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY, 19 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 13.09.2023 2. 4494574P, SEPOY PARDEEP SINGH, THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY, 19 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 13.09.2023 3. 20002941F, HAVILDAR ROHIT KUMAR, THE DOGRA REGIMENT, HIGH ALTITUDE WARFARE SCHOOL INDIAN ARMY 08.10.2023 4. SHRI PAWAN KUMAR, CT/GD, CRPF CRPF (MHA) 30.01.2024 5. SHRI DEVAN C, CT/GD, CRPF CRPF (MHA) 30.01.2024 6. EXGS-178067A OEM GDE-1, VIJAYAN KUTTY G BRO 15.06.2024 7. IC-85773P, CAPTAIN DEEPAK SINGH, THE CORPS OF SIGNALS, 48 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 13.08.2024 KIRTI CHAKRA (POSTHUMOUS) 1. 9121885W, RIFLEMAN RAVI KUMAR, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY, 63 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 12.09.2023 2. IC-67028M, COLONEL MANPREET SINGH, SENA MEDAL, THE SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY, 19 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 13.09.2023 3. KPS-185686, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE HIMAYUN MUZZAMMIL BHAT, THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR POLICE J&K POLICE (MHA) 13.09.2023 4. 15240290F, NAIK DILWAR KHAN, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 28 RASHTRIYA RIFLES INDIAN ARMY 23.07.2024 The bravery, which has been awarded, was displayed during various operations related to counter-terror/counter-insurgency in J&K and North-East. Dreaded terrorists were neutralised & apprehended during these operations, and arms & ammunition were recovered. . . . #GallantryAwards #DefenceInvestitureCeremony #PresidentOfIndia #DroupadiMurmu #IndianDefence #BraveheartsOfIndia