Army personnel who saved comrades’ lives, injured terrorist chosen for Kirti Chakra posthumously

New
Delhi,
Aug
14
(PTI):
A
havilda
who
displayed
u yieldi g
cou age
a d
b ave y
i
savi g
his
com ades’
lives
a d
i capacitati g
a
fo eig
te o ist
i
Jammu
a d
Kashmi ,
a d
a
office
who
elimi ated
two
a med
i su ge ts
i
Ma ipu ,
a e
amo g
the
th ee
A my
pe so el
who
have
bee
chose
fo
the
Ki ti
Chak a.

P eside t
D oupadi
Mu mu
o
F iday
app oved
78
galla t y
awa ds,
i cludi g
13
posthumous,
to
defe ce
fo ces
a d
ce t al
a med
police
fo ces
pe so el
o
the
eve
of
the
80th
I depe de ce
Day.

The
awa ds
i clude
i e
Ki ti
Chak as
(seve
posthumous),
19
Shau ya
Chak as
(o e
posthumous),
five
Ba
to
Se a
Medals
(Galla t y)
a d
36
Se a
Medals
(Galla t y),
i cludi g
five
posthumous;
th ee
Nao
Se a
Medals
(Galla t y);
a d
five
Vayu
Se a
Medals
(Galla t y),
the
defe ce
mi ist y
said.

Ki ti
Chak a
is
I dia’s
seco d-highest
peacetime
galla t y
awa d
afte
Ashoka
Chak a.

The
i e
pe so el
who
have
bee
chose
fo
the
Ki ti
Chak a
i clude
th ee
f om
the
A my
(o e
posthumous).

Six
othe
pe so el
(all
posthumous)
who
have
bee
chose
fo
this
galla t y
awa d
a e
—
Head
Co stables
Jagbi
Si gh
a d
Bashi
Ahmad;
Co stables
Jaswa t
Si gh,
Balvi de
Si gh
a d
Ta iq
Hussai ;
a d
I specto
Su il
Kuma .

Havilda
Gaje d a
Si gh,
se vi g
as
I tellige ce
T oop
Havilda ,
o
Ja ua y
18
this
yea ,
leadi g
a
sea ch
team
i
de se
ju gles
at
a
altitude
i
excess
of
3000
m
i
J&K’s
Kishtwa ,
had
detected
a
suspected
hideout
ea
a
ve tical
cliff,
acco di g
to
his
citatio
sha ed
by
the
defe ce
mi ist y.

“Se si g
th eat,
he
adva ced
cautiously
a d
asce tai ed
te o ist
p ese ce
at
ext emely
close
a ge.
His
challe ge,
p omoted
them
to
u leash
a
ba age
of
fi e
that
wou ded
both
scouts.
Fea lessly
cha gi g
fo wa d,
Hav
Gaje d a
evacuated
the
fi st
scout
to
safety
a d
admi iste ed
vital
life-savi g
fi st
aid.
Ig o i g
his
ow
pe il,
he
the
ext acted
the
seco d
wou ded
com ade
du i g
which
he
sustai ed
multiple
bullet
wou ds.

“O ly
afte
secu i g
both
he
did
et eat
to
a
safe
zo e
f om
whe e
despite
p ofuse
bleedi g,
he
e-e gaged
the
te o ists
a d
c itically
i ju ed
a
most
wa ted
fo eig
te o ist.
Havilda
Gaje d a
Si gh
succumbed
to
his
i ju ies
o
site,
embodyi g
the
I dia
A my’s
fi est
t aditio s
of
selfless
sac ifice
a d
cama ade ie,”
it
eads.

Fo
his
b ave y
i
savi g
his
com ades’
lives
a d
i capacitati g
a
fo eig
te o ist
at
ultimate
pe so al
cost,
Havilda
Gaje d a
Si gh
is
ecomme ded
fo
the
awa d
of
‘Ki ti
Chak a
(posthumous)’,
the
citatio
says.

The
othe
two
pe so el
chose
fo
this
awa d
f om
the
A my
a e
—
Lt
Col
Ma eo
F a cis,
of
21
Pa a
(Special
Fo ces)
a d
Majo
Jite d a
Rathee
of
2
Pa a
(Special
Fo ces).

Lt
Col
Ma eo
F a cis,
the
assault
team
comma de
of
21
Pa achute
Regime t
(Special
Fo ces),
established
a
i tellige ce
etwo k
to
disma tle
eleme ts
fuelli g
viole ce
a d
divisio
i
Ma ipu ,
eads
his
citatio .

“Fo
displayi g
esolute
leade ship,
supe io
tactical
acume ,
the
aw
cou age
u de
fi e
i
elimi ati g
two
heavy
a med
i su ge ts,
meticulous
pla i g,
galla t
a d
selfless
acts,
Lieute a t
Colo el
Ma eo
F a cis
PF,
SC
is
ecomme ded
fo
the
awa d
of
‘Ki ti
Chak a’,”
it
says.

Majo
Jite d a
Rathee,
a
highly
skilled
Special
Fo ces
office
ope ati g
i
J&K’s
Kishtwa ,
was
e t usted
with
the
missio
of
eut alisi g
te o ist
g oups
i
the
a ea.

O
Feb ua y
22,
2025,
acti g
o
i tellige ce
ega di g
a
te o ist
hideout
i
the
ju gles
of
Kishtwa ,
he
led
his
squad
to
the
ta get
a d
delive ed
p ecise
cove i g
fi e,
e su i g
thei
safe
ext actio ,
it
adds.

“Exhibiti g
tactical
b illia ce
u de
i te se
hostile
fi e,
the
office
ma euve ed
stealthily
to
a
adva tageous
positio ,
ide tified
a
hidi g
te o ist
a d
with
decisive
actio ,
lobbed
i ce dia y
g e ades
elimi ati g
a
te o ist
a d
set
fi e
to
the
hideout
the eby
t appi g
a d
i ju i g
the
othe
two
te o ists.
Afte
cessatio
of
fi e,
he
closed
i
to
take
co fi mato y
shots
eut alisi g
total
th ee
fo eig
te o ists,”
the
citatio
adds.

Fo
his
b ave y
a d
exceptio al
leade ship
u de
fi e,
Majo
Jite d a
Rathee
is
ecomme ded
fo
the
awa d
of
‘Ki ti
Chak a’,
it
says.

The
19
pe so el
who
have
bee
chose
fo
the
Shau ya
Chak a
—
the
thi d-highest
peacetime
galla t y
awa d
—
i clude
IAF
pilot,
Sq
Ld
Sudhi
Kuma ;
Lt
Cd
Shivam
Kuma
of
the
Navy
a d
11
pe so el
f om
the
A my.

The
P eside t
has
also
app oved
89
Me tio -i -Despatches
–-
75
pe so el
of
the
I dia
A my,
fou
of
the
I dia
Navy,
a d
10
of
the
I dia
Ai
Fo ce.

The
75
Me tio -i -Despatches
have
bee
app oved
fo
A my
pe so el
who
took
pa t
i
va ious
milita y
ope atio s,
i cludi g
Ope atio
S ow
Leopa d,
Ope atio
Meghdoot,
Ope atio
Rakshak
a d
Ope atio
Hifazat.

Ope atio
S ow
Leopa d
was
the
I dia
A my’s
st ategic
a d
tactical
espo se
to
Chi ese
i cu sio s
i
the
Galwa
Valley
of
Easte
Ladakh
du i g
the
sta doff
that
escalated
i
2020.
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