"Indomitable Courage": 2 BSF Soldiers Killed In Ethnic Violence-Hit Manipur Awarded Gallantry Medals
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a statement said the awardees include the two constables, Narender Kumar and Ranjit Yadav, and Assistant Commandant Ashok Kumar, apart from three other BSF personnel
Two Border Security Force soldiers who were killed in action and one who was injured in ethnic violence-hit Manipur were awarded the police medal for gallantry on the eve of Independence Day.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a statement said the awardees include the two constables, Narender Kumar and Ranjit Yadav, and Assistant Commandant Ashok Kumar, apart from three other BSF personnel.
Narender Kumar (posthumously) and his senior, Ashok Kumar, have been decorated with the medal for "displaying indomitable courage with utter disregard to personal safety and devotion beyond call of duty" during violent clashes with protesters on May 28, 2023 in the border town Moreh in Tamenglong district, the MHA said in a statement.
