New Delhi: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has won the highest number of rash medals Independence Day of Independence Day: 23, among them 20 have been given to Bravehearts who opposed advancing Chinese PLA troops during the battle in May-June last year.
Twenty army personnel were killed in clashes with Chinese troops in Galwan Nala in June last year.
Itbp on Saturday confirmed that this was the highest number of police medals for the Galantry (PMG) which had been won.
While eight ITBP personnel were respected with PMG for their handsome actions, careful planning and tactical care when defending the country in Galwan Nalla on June 15, 2020, six were given to their actions during the hard life in Finger-off in May 18.
Six Others were awarded PMG for their brave acts near the hot water source at Ladakh on May 18, 2020.
Three other ITBP personnel bagged PMG “to display courage, grit and determination in anti-naxal operations in Chhattisgarh”, ITBP said “, ITBP said statement.
20 respected ITBP personnel for dashing actions in East Ladakh are Rintu Thapa, Loaded Kumar Tripathi, Arbind Kumar Mahatamoo, Nitin Kumar, Manish Kumar, Patil Sachin Mohan, Kumar Manish, Kaupasamy M, Akshay Ahuja, Dharmendra Kumar Vishwakarma, Ravindra Maharana, Shiv Shankar Tiwari, Timur Stanzin, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Kishor Singh Bisht, Pankaj Srivastava, Ghanshyam Sahu, Ashraf Ali, Mohd Shafkat Mir and Rigzin Dawa.
ITPB said that his troops did not only use shields effectively to protect themselves in East Ladakh but also respond fiercely to troops who advanced PLA and bring the situation under control during Firce Face-Off and the battle last year.
“With the highest order of professional skills, the ITBP troops struggled to shoulders and also brought people who were injured backwards.
Even when the ITBP troops struggled all night, they received a minimum victim by giving a reply to PELTER PLA.
In places, they provide defense Specified for 17-20 hours and through the night intervention in very challenging conditions, “added the ITBP statement.
According to the ITBP (PRO) community relations official, it was caused by the experience of training and survival of its height in the spread of the Himalayas, the ITBP forces could make PLA call.
“Because the response is all out and in accordance with ITBP forces in several fronts, many areas are guarded,” he added.
The ITBP personnel further said his troops showed the highest level of service, courage, determination, and total ignoring personal safety even when injured.
In addition to this error medal, 300 ITBP personnel previously received a roll and award badge with courage, on September 2020.
Independence Day: 20 ITBP personnel are given medals to combat PLA China on Ladakh
