Soldier Conferred With Shaurya Chakra Posthumously For 2018 J&K Operation

President Ram Nath Kovind conferred Shaurya Chakra (posthumously) on Lance Naik Sandeep Singh of 4 Para (Special Forces) for killing one foreign terrorist and injuring two others in an operation in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018.

His wife Gurpreet Kaur received the award.

President Ram Nath Kovind, who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, conferred 2 Kirti Chakras (1 posthumous), 1 Vir Chakra and 10 Shaurya Chakras, including two posthumous, to the personnel of Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces during Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-1) at Rashtrapati Bhawan today