Bangalore is holding a solemn investiture ceremony after 10 years.
Over 60 awards, comprising medals for gallantry and distinguished services as well as 11 unit citations, were presented at a solemn investiture ceremony held at the Madras Engineer Group and Centre on Sunday. Bangalore is holding a solemn investiture ceremony after 10 years.
Posthumous awards for five men were received by their relatives.
Presenting the awards, Lieutenant General AK Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, asked the winners to continue serve the nation.
"The fact that so many young officers won awards, some posthumously, shows young men are leading the country in crises," Singh said, adding that the ceremony, organised by Indian Army's Karnataka and Kerala sub area in Bangalore, is aimed to encourage youngsters to join the armed forces.
Major Atul Garje (Maharashtra), Major Bhanu Chandar (Andhra Pradesh), Sepoy Panneer Selvam Rajendran (Tamil Nadu), Sepoy Nagalingam Panchavarnam (Tamil Nadu) and Sepoy Rakesh Kumar Gupta (Andhra Pradesh) were awarded Sena Medal (Gallantry) posthumously.
Yudh Seva Medal, Sena Medals, Vishisht Seva Medals were also presented at the ceremony.
The following battalions/regiments were awarded General Officer Commanding-In-Chief units appreciations: 9 Horse, 18 Guards, 125 SATA Regiment, 201 Army Aviation Squadron (UH), 201 Engineer Regiment, 21 Corps Grid Signal Regiment, 5 Assam, 17 Grenadiers (MOT), 10 PARA (Special Forces), 1 (I) ARMD Squadron and 16 Bihar.
List of awardees
Yudh Seva Medal: Col Amar Ramdasani (Rajasthan)
Sena Medal (Gallantry): Lt Col Siddharth Khanna (New Delhi), Maj Dheeraj Kotwal (J&K), Maj Gaurav Kanwal (Gurgaon), Maj Gaurav Bhatia (UP), Maj Ranjeet Singh (UP), Maj Gurjinder Singh Gujral (Punjab), Maj Mrinal Kumar Shekhar ( Bihar), Maj Sujit Kumar Krisnan (Kerala), Maj Ashish Swaroop (Bihar), Maj Amandeep Singh Aulakh (Punjab), Maj Madhusudan (Karnataka), Maj Sachin Sinha (UP), Maj Aman Ahluwalia (Uttarakhand), Capt Varun Khajuria (J&K), Capt Rati Kanta Mohapatra (Orissa), Maj Navrathan Jaiman (Rajasthan), Sub Ravi Kumar D (Kerala), Hav Bodele Dharmsheel (Maharashtra), L/Hav Lava KB (Karnataka), NK Anirudh Kundu (West Bengal), NK Pawan (Haryana), Sep Bhoopal Singh (Uttarakhand), Sep Bhosale Vikrant Hindurao (Maharashtra) and Sep Daljit Singh (Himachal Pradesh).
Vishisht Seva Medal: Lt Gen Philip Campose (Kerala), Maj Gen Chacho (Kerala), Maj Gen Subroto (West Bengal), Maj Gen Ranjit Singh
(Punjab), Maj Gen (Retd) Tajuddin Moulali Mhaisale (Maharashtra), Maj Gen (Retd) Pralhad Rao Muttagikar (Karnataka).
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