TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday conferred the Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra posthumously to Major David Manlun and Major Satish Dahiya, who lost their lives while fighting with terrorists in Nagaland and Jammu and Kashmir.
Besides Manlun and Dahiya, the Shaurya Chakra was posthumously awarded to Naik Chandra Singh, Constable Manzoor Naik of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Sergeant Milind Khairnar and Corporal Nilesh Kumar Nayan.
Malun lost his life in a fight with militants in northern Nagaland, but eliminated three of them before succumbing to his injuries.
“Major Dahiya displayed his inspirational leadership and gallantry throughout the operation to kill three terrorists in Bandipora till his martyrdom.
“During search operation for three terrorists in a village, Maj Dahiya isolated the suspected house by putting a tight cordon, placing himself at the likely escape route. Militants suddenly rushed out, firing indiscriminately. He was hit on his chest but killed all the militants,” the official handle of the President of India said in a tweet.
