Video: Widow Of Soldier Who Died In Siachen Fire Accepts Kirti Chakra
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Captain Anshuman Singh died in a fire during his first posting at Siachen under Operation Meghdoot.
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday conferred Kirti Chakra to Captain Anshuman Singh who died while saving his fellow army men from a fire at Siachen. A video from the award ceremony showing his wife receiving the award from the president has gone viral on social media. President Droupadi Murmu presents the Kirti Chakra (Posthumous) to Captain Anshuman Singh. #DefenceInvestitureCeremony@rashtrapatibhvnpic.twitter.com/CpWRHRjJbs
Kirti Chakra is India's second-highest peacetime gallantry award.
In the short clip, Smriti Singh and Captain Singh's mother stand before the president at the ceremony. With tears in her eyes, the young woman, dressed in white, folds her hands as her late husband is praised for his brave sacrifice.
