President confers 07 Kirti Chakras (02 posthumous), 15 Vir Chakras (03 posthumous) & 29 Shaurya Chakras (01 posthumous) during Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026 (Phase-I)

Ministry of Defence President confers 07 Kirti Chakras (02 posthumous), 15 Vir Chakras (03 posthumous) & 29 Shaurya Chakras (01 posthumous) during Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026 (Phase-I) Posted On: 08 JUN 2026 6:45PM by PIB Delhi President Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred 07 Kirti Chakras, including 02 posthumous; 15 Vir Chakras, including 03 posthumous; and 29 Shaurya Chakras, including 01 posthumous, to the personnel of the Defence Forces, Central Armed Police Forces and State/Union Territory Police during Phase-I of Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi on June 08, 2026. These Gallantry awards were given to the personnel for displaying raw courage, unparalleled bravery and total disregard to personal safety in the line of duty. The list of awardees in the order of presentation is as follows: S NO NAME, RANK AND OTHER DETAILS SERVICE DATE OF ACT SHAURYA CHAKRA 1 INSPECTOR, SHRI LAXMAN KEWAT MHA 16.04.2024 INSPECTOR, SHRI RAMESHWAR PRASAD DESHMUKH 2 IC-75018X, LIEUTENANT COLONEL NEETESH BHARTI ARMY 13.07.2024 SHUKLA, 19 SIKH 3 IC-87240L, MAJOR ADITYA PRATAP SINGH, SM, THE ARMY 24.10.2024 RAJPUTANA RIFLES, 44 ASSAM RIFLES 4 IC-83864A, MAJOR ASHISH KUMAR, 7 PARA (SPECIAL ARMY 01.11.2024 FORCES) 5 115069477, CONSTABLE/GD SANJAY TIWARI MHA 02.11.2024 115342883, CONSTABLE/GD FEDA HUSSAIN DAR 6 AR-425Y, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT (NOW DEPUTY ARMY 05.11.2024 COMMANDANT) MOHD SHAFIQ, 26 ASSAM RIFLES7 09213-N, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER SURAJ PRASHAR NAVY 05.11.2024 8 254831-N, RAM GOYAL, SEA II (Now LS) NAVY 05.11.2024 9 145310461, CONSTABLE/GD SADDAM HUSSAIN, CRPF MHA 05.11.2024 10 129078, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT VIPIN WILSON, 20 MHA 11.11.2024 BN, CRPF 11 G/5009749A, RIFLEMAN BHOJ RAM SAHU, 3 ASSAM ARMY 15.11.2024 RIFLES 12 30725, WING COMMANDER (NOW GROUP CAPTAIN) AIR 21.11.2024 ABHIMANYU SINGH, FLYING (PILOT) FORCE 13 IC-81649W, MAJOR BHARGAV KALITA, THE ARMY 02.12.2024 KUMAON REGIMENT, 50 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 14 SS-49484P, MAJOR LEISHANGTHEM DEEPAK SINGH, 11 ARMY 25.04.2025 PARA (SF) 15 IC-83399Y, MAJOR ANSHUL BALTOO, JAK LI, 32 ASSAM ARMY 29.04.2025 RIF IC-84586K, MAJOR SHIVKANT YADAV, 5 PARA (SF) ARMY 12.05.2025 16 17 JC-0110806H, SUBEDAR P H MOSES, 1 ASSAM RIF ARMY 14.05.2025 18 SS-49451K, MAJOR VIVEK, MECH INF, 42 RR ARMY 15.05.2025 19 G/38589Y, RIFLEMAN MANGLEM SANG VAIPHEI, 3 ARMY 09.06.2025 ASSAM RIF 20 IC-71626F, LIEUTENANT COLONEL GHATAGE ADITYA ARMY 13.07.2025 SHRIKUMAR, 21 PARA (SF) 21 IC-85492Y, CAPTAIN YOGENDER SINGH THAKUR, 6 PARA ARMY 21.07.2025 (SF) 22 JC-414986M, SUBEDAR SHAMSHER SINGH, 4 PARA ARMY 28.07.2025 (SPECIAL FORCES) 23 2712274W, LANCE NAIK (NOW NAIK) RAHUL SINGH, 4 ARMY 28.07.2025 PARA (SPECIAL FORCES)24 G/5019682A, RIFLEMAN DHURBA JYOTI DUTTA, 33 ARMY 19.09.2025 ASSAM RIF 25 08030-Z, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER DILNA K NAVY 26.01.2026 09134-H, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROOPA A VIR CHAKRA 26 IC-69077N, COLONEL KOSHANK LAMBA, 302 MEDIUM ARMY 07.05.2025 REGIMENT 27 28181, GROUP CAPTAIN RANJEET SINGH SIDHU, FLYING AIR 07.05.2025 (PILOT) FORCE 28 28462, GROUP CAPTAIN MANISH ARORA, SC FLYING AIR 07.05.2025 (PILOT) FORCE 29 28689, GROUP CAPTAIN ANIMESH PATNI, FLYING (PILOT) AIR 07.05.2025 FORCE 30 29889, GROUP CAPTAIN KUNAL KALRA, FLYING (PILOT) AIR 07.05.2025 FORCE 31 30398, WING COMMANDER (NOW GROUP CAPTAIN) JOY AIR 07.05.2025 CHANDRA, FLYING (PILOT) FORCE 32 IC-72358P, LIEUTENANT COLONEL SUSHIL BISHT, 1988 ARMY 07.05.2025 (INDEPENDENT) MEDIUM BATTERY 33 32748, SQUADRON LEADER (NOW WING COMMANDER) AIR 07.05.2025 SARTHAK KUMAR, FLYING (PILOT) FORCE 34 33900, SQUADRON LEADER SIDDHANT SINGH, FLYING AIR 07.05.2025 (PILOT) FORCE 35 34563, SQUADRON LEADER RIZWAN MALIK, FLYING AIR 07.05.2025 (PILOT) FORCE 36 36433, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (NOW SQUADRON LEADER) AIR 07.05.2025 AARSHVEER SINGH THAKUR, FLYING (PILOT) FORCE 37 JC-524528Y, NAIB SUBEDAR SATISH KUMAR, 4 DOGRA ARMY 10.05.2025 KIRTI CHAKRA38 21009588Y, LANCE NAIK MEENATCHI SUNDARAM A, ARMY 19.12.2024 THE REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 34 RASHTRIYA RIFLES 39 JC-415036K, NAIB SUBEDAR DOLESHWAR SUBBA, 2 ARMY 11.04.2025 PARA (SF) 40 IC-81753K, MAJOR ARSHDEEP SINGH, ARMD, 1 ASSAM ARMY 14.05.2025 RIFLES 41 25284, AIR COMMODORE PRASANTH BALAKRISHNAN AIR 25.06.2025 NAIR, FLYING(PILOT) FORCE 42 IC-88733Y, CAPTAIN LALRINAWMA SAILO, 4 PARA ARMY 28.07.2025 (SPECIAL FORCES) SHAURYA CHAKRA (POSTHUMOUS) 43 15507686K, L/DFR BALDEV CHAND, ARMD, 4 RR ARMY 19.09.2025 (POSTHUMOUS) VIR CHAKRA (POSTHUMOUS) 44 870027370, SUB INSPECTOR (GD), MOHD IMTEYAJ MHA 07.05.2025 (POSTHUMOUS) 214005316, CT/GD DEEPAK CHINGAKHAM (POSTHUMOUS) 45 9124126F, RIFLEMAN SUNIL KUMAR, 4 JAMMU AND ARMY 10.05.2025 KASHMIR LIGHT INFANTRY (POSTHUMOUS) KIRTI CHAKRA (POSTHUMOUS) 46 4594379M, SEPOY JANJAL PRAVIN PRABHAKAR, THE ARMY 06.07.2024 MAHAR REGIMENT, 1 RASHTRIYA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS) 47 IC-91128W, LIEUTENANT SHASHANK TIWARI, THE ARMY ARMY 22.05.2025 SERVICE CORPS, 1 SIKKIM SCOUTS (POSTHUMOUS) **** VK/Savvy (Release ID: 2270369) Visitor Counter : 2605 Read this release in: Urdu , ही , Marathi