"Soldiers Live On...": Mother Of Army Officer Honoured With Shaurya Chakra
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President Droupadi Murmu last week conferred 10 Kirti Chakras, including seven posthumously, to personnel of the Army and paramilitary forces for displaying indomitable courage and extraordinary valour in the line of duty.
Soldiers don't die, rather they go on to live "another life" in the hearts of people, said Fatema Bohara, the mother of Major Mustafa Bohara who made the supreme sacrifice for the nation and received a Shaurya Chakra posthumously for displaying extraordinary courage. President Droupadi Murmu conferred Shaurya Chakra upon Major Mustafa Bohara, 252 Army Aviation Squadron, posthumously. In October 2022, he made supreme sacrifice for the nation and displayed extraordinary courage and flying skills by steering the helicopter which caught fire,… pic.twitter.com/RY9BfN8vc1 “I still feel my son is with us”, says Fatema ji,mother of Major #MustafaBohara, #ShauryaChakra awardee (posthumous). She & her husband proudly received gallantry award frm #President Smt #DroupadiMurmu. Fatema ji shares story of her son's resolve to serve the nation. Listen in! pic.twitter.com/J2HPlkyURO
Shaurya Chakra is India's third-highest peacetime gallantry award after Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra.
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday conferred 10 Kirti Chakras, including seven posthumously, to personnel of the Army and paramilitary forces for displaying indomitable courage and extraordinary valour in the line of duty.
