New Delhi

President Draupadi Murmu on Thursday awarded six Kirti Chakras, four of them posthumously, to the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel for displaying indomitable courage and extraordinary bravery during anti-terrorist operation in Kashmir and Manipur.

Kirti Chakra is India's second highest peacetime gallantry award.

Among the recipients were five personnel from the Army, anmd  Deputy Suprintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Himayun Muzzammil Bhat.

Col Manpreet Singh and Himayun Muzzammil were conferred with the Kirti Chakra for the same operation against Pakistani terrorists in thick jungles of Anantnag, south Kashmir in September 2023, posthumously.

Rashtrapati Bhavan released the moving joint picture of Fatima, wife of martyr Humayum Muzzammil Bhat and wife and mother of Col Manpreet Singh receiving the Kirti Chakra from President at the ceremony.

Fatima Himayun Bhat, mother and wife of Col Manpreet Singh receiving Kirti Chakra from President Droupadi Murmu

According to the citation which was read during the award ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan,“Humayun Muzzammil Bhat enngaged the terrorists in Anantnag in September 2023 “disregarding his own safety and d Despite sustaining severe gunshot wounds, he continued to fire, preventing their escape” .

His wife Fatima received the award for her husband from president Droupadi Murmu.

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Kirti Chakra upon Shri Himayun Muzzammil Bhat, Deputy Superintendent of Police, The Jammu and Kashmir Police (Posthumous). In an encounter in Anantnag district in September 2023, he engaged the terrorists disregarding his own safety. Despite… pic.twitter.com/gGwOitAgH3

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Maj Malla Rama Gopal Naidu of the Maratha Light Infantry, 56 Rashtriya Rifles, and Major Manjit of the Punjab Regiment, 22 Rashtriya Rifles, received the Kirti Chakra.

Rifleman Ravi Kumar, the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, 63 Rashtriya Rifles; Colonel Manpreet Singh, of the Sikh Light Infantry, 19 Rashtriya Rifles; Naik Dilwar Khan, the Regiment of Artillery, 28 Rashtriya Rifles; and Deputy Superintendent of Police Himayun Muzzammil Bhat of the Jammu and

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Kirti Chakra (P) to Naik Dilwar Khan, The Regiment of Artillery, 28 RR, immortalized his name in the annals of valor and sepoy Pradeep Singh in the same encounter.

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Kirti Chakra upon Naik Dilwar Khan, The Regiment of Artillery, 28 Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous). In an ambush operation in the dense jungle of Lolab Valley in Kupwara district, his party observed two terrorists and one of them was in extremely… pic.twitter.com/ZJMnYRRXZK

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The father of Rifleman Ravi Kumar, The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, 63 Rashtriya Rifles received the medal for his son who laid down his life while fighting terrorists in Kashmir:

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Kirti Chakra upon Rifleman Ravi Kumar, The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, 63 Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous). He made the supreme sacrifice in the highest traditions of the Indian Army. His actions epitomized valour, courage, and selflessness… pic.twitter.com/M1bhubBG3b

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President Murmu, who is the Supreme Commander of the armed forces, also presented 33 Shaurya Chakras, including seven posthumously, to the personnel of the armed forces, Central Armed Police Forces and state/Union Territory police during a defence investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

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Maj Malla Rama Gopal Naidu of the Maratha Light Infantry, 56 Rashtriya Rifles, and Major Manjit of the Punjab Regiment, 22 Rashtriya Rifles, received the Kirti Chakra.