President confers 07 Kirti Chakras (02 posthumous), 15 Vir Chakras (03 posthumous) & 29 Shaurya Chakras (01 posthumous) during Defence Investiture Ceremony 2025 (Phase-I)

President Confers 51 Gallantry Awards at Defence Investiture Ceremony 2025


President Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred 07 Kirti Chakras, including 02 posthumous; 15 Vir Chakras, including 03 posthumous; and 29 Shaurya Chakras, including 01 posthumous, to the personnel of the Defence Forces, Central Armed Police Forces and State/Union Territory Police during Phase-I of Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi on June 08, 2026. These 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 NONAME, RANK AND OTHER DETAILSSERVICEDATE OF ACT
SHAURYA CHAKRA
1INSPECTOR, SHRI LAXMAN KEWATINSPECTOR, SHRI RAMESHWAR PRASAD DESHMUKHMHA16.04.2024
2IC-75018X, LIEUTENANT COLONEL NEETESH BHARTI SHUKLA, 19 SIKHARMY13.07.2024
3IC-87240L, MAJOR ADITYA PRATAP SINGH, SM, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES, 44 ASSAM RIFLESARMY24.10.2024
4IC-83864A, MAJOR ASHISH KUMAR, 7 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)ARMY01.11.2024
5115069477, CONSTABLE/GD SANJAY TIWARI
115342883, CONSTABLE/GD FEDA HUSSAIN DAR
MHA02.11.2024
6AR-425Y, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT (NOW DEPUTY COMMANDANT) MOHD SHAFIQ, 26 ASSAM RIFLESARMY05.11.2024
709213-N, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER SURAJ PRASHARNAVY05.11.2024
8254831-N, RAM GOYAL, SEA II (Now LS)NAVY05.11.2024
9145310461, CONSTABLE/GD SADDAM HUSSAIN, CRPFMHA05.11.2024
10129078, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT VIPIN WILSON, 20 BN, CRPFMHA11.11.2024
11G/5009749A, RIFLEMAN BHOJ RAM SAHU, 3 ASSAM RIFLESARMY15.11.2024
1230725, WING COMMANDER (NOW GROUP CAPTAIN) ABHIMANYU SINGH, FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE21.11.2024
13IC-81649W, MAJOR BHARGAV KALITA, THE KUMAON REGIMENT, 50 RASHTRIYA RIFLESARMY02.12.2024
14SS-49484P, MAJOR LEISHANGTHEM DEEPAK SINGH, 11 PARA (SF)ARMY25.04.2025
15IC-83399Y, MAJOR ANSHUL BALTOO, JAK LI, 32 ASSAM RIFARMY29.04.2025
 16IC-84586K, MAJOR SHIVKANT YADAV, 5 PARA (SF)ARMY12.05.2025
17JC-0110806H, SUBEDAR P H MOSES, 1 ASSAM RIFARMY14.05.2025
18SS-49451K, MAJOR VIVEK, MECH INF, 42 RRARMY15.05.2025
19G/38589Y, RIFLEMAN MANGLEM SANG VAIPHEI, 3 ASSAM RIFARMY09.06.2025
20IC-71626F, LIEUTENANT COLONEL GHATAGE ADITYA SHRIKUMAR, 21 PARA (SF)ARMY13.07.2025
21IC-85492Y, CAPTAIN YOGENDER SINGH THAKUR, 6 PARA (SF)ARMY21.07.2025
22JC-414986M, SUBEDAR SHAMSHER SINGH, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)ARMY28.07.2025
232712274W, LANCE NAIK (NOW NAIK) RAHUL SINGH, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)ARMY28.07.2025
24G/5019682A, RIFLEMAN DHURBA JYOTI DUTTA, 33 ASSAM RIFARMY19.09.2025
2508030-Z, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER DILNA K09134-H, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROOPA ANAVY26.01.2026
VIR CHAKRA
26IC-69077N, COLONEL KOSHANK LAMBA, 302 MEDIUM REGIMENTARMY07.05.2025
2728181, GROUP CAPTAIN RANJEET SINGH SIDHU, FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE07.05.2025
2828462, GROUP CAPTAIN MANISH ARORA, SC FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE07.05.2025
2928689, GROUP CAPTAIN ANIMESH PATNI, FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE07.05.2025
3029889, GROUP CAPTAIN KUNAL KALRA, FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE07.05.2025
3130398, WING COMMANDER (NOW GROUP CAPTAIN) JOY CHANDRA, FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE07.05.2025
32IC-72358P, LIEUTENANT COLONEL SUSHIL BISHT, 1988 (INDEPENDENT) MEDIUM BATTERYARMY07.05.2025
3332748, SQUADRON LEADER (NOW WING COMMANDER) SARTHAK KUMAR, FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE07.05.2025
3433900, SQUADRON LEADER SIDDHANT SINGH, FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE07.05.2025
3534563, SQUADRON LEADER RIZWAN MALIK, FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE07.05.2025
3636433, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (NOW SQUADRON LEADER) AARSHVEER SINGH THAKUR, FLYING (PILOT)AIR FORCE07.05.2025
37JC-524528Y, NAIB SUBEDAR SATISH KUMAR, 4 DOGRAARMY10.05.2025
 KIRTI CHAKRA
3821009588Y, LANCE NAIK MEENATCHI SUNDARAM A, THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 34 RASHTRIYA RIFLESARMY19.12.2024
39JC-415036K, NAIB SUBEDAR DOLESHWAR SUBBA, 2 PARA (SF)ARMY11.04.2025
40IC-81753K, MAJOR ARSHDEEP SINGH, ARMD, 1 ASSAM RIFLESARMY14.05.2025
4125284, AIR COMMODORE PRASANTH BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, FLYING(PILOT)AIR FORCE25.06.2025
42IC-88733Y, CAPTAIN LALRINAWMA SAILO, 4 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)ARMY28.07.2025
 SHAURYA CHAKRA (POSTHUMOUS)
4315507686K, L/DFR BALDEV CHAND, ARMD, 4 RR (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY19.09.2025
VIR CHAKRA (POSTHUMOUS)
44 870027370, SUB INSPECTOR (GD), MOHD IMTEYAJ (POSTHUMOUS)214005316, CT/GD DEEPAK CHINGAKHAM (POSTHUMOUS)MHA07.05.2025
459124126F, RIFLEMAN SUNIL KUMAR, 4 JAMMU AND KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY10.05.2025
KIRTI CHAKRA (POSTHUMOUS)
464594379M, SEPOY JANJAL PRAVIN PRABHAKAR, THE MAHAR REGIMENT, 1 RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY06.07.2024
47IC-91128W, LIEUTENANT SHASHANK TIWARI, THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS, 1 SIKKIM SCOUTS (POSTHUMOUS)ARMY22.05.2025

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