Naga AR officer, others conferred gallantry award

President Droupadi Murmu Thursday conferred the gallantry award- Shaurya Chakra to Naga officer- Asst Commandant Eshenthung Kikon of 4th Assam Rifles at the Defence Investiture Ceremony-I, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Delhi.
Murmu conferred six Kirti Chakras, including four posthumous, and 33 Shaurya Chakras, seven posthumous, to personnel of Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces and State/UT Police.
The awards were given to the personnel for displaying courage, bravery and total disregard to personal safety in the line of duty. The bravery, for which the Armed Forces professionals have been awarded, was displayed during various operations related to counter-terror/counter-insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and North-East.