3 CoBRA Commandos Awarded ''Shaurya Chakra'' For Anti-Maoist Operation In Chhattisgarh

These medals for bravery are among the total 1,380 service medals announced by the Union government for various central and state police forces on the eve of Independence Day.

Three CoBRA commandos of the Central Reserve Police Force have been awarded the ''Shaurya Chakra'' for displaying bravery and killing four "hardcore" Maoists in the worst Maoist violence-affected Sukma district of Chhattisgarh just before the 2019 general elections. The Shaurya Chakra is the third-highest peacetime military gallantry medal. Deputy Commandant Chitesh Kumar, Sub Inspector Manjinder Singh and Constable Sunil Choudhary belong to the 201st battalion of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) that operates in the dense jungles and difficult terrain of south Bastar area, bordering Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where armed Maoist cadres are the most active in the country. These medals for bravery are among the total 1,380 service medals announced by the Union government for various central and state police forces on the eve of Independence Day.