SHOURYA CHAKRA TO OUR BRAVEHEART

President Droupadi Murmu conferred 26 Shaurya Chakras (seven posthumous) to personnel of the armed forces, Central Armed Police Forces and state/Union Territory Police during a defence investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on July 5, 2024.

The awards were given to the personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty.

President Murmu conferred the Shaurya Chakra upon Captain M V Pranjal, The Corps of Signals, 63rd Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles, posthumously. During an operation, he engaged the terrorists with minimum cover. Demonstrating unflinching bravery, he saved the lives of civilians and sustained contact with the terrorists leading to their elimination later.He made the supreme sacrifice in the service of the nation after suffering a fatal gunshot wound.