New Delhi: Nation on Tuesday remembers “Galwan’s dashing” who associated with heroes against Chinese troops who were numerically superior, armed with nail-studded stems and other sharp weapons, in Galwan Valley in East Ladakh on June 15 last year.
Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu, a 16-Bihar officer who commanded, was annumously awarded the highest Galantry Maha VIR medal in the country by President of RAM Nath Kovind at the investment ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The wife and mother of Col Babu received a medal.
Naib Subordin Nuduram Soren (16 Bihar), Havildar K Puni (81 field regiments), ride Deepak Singh (the Medical Corps of the Army) and Sepoy Gurtej Singh (3 Punjab), in turn, was annumously awarded VIR Chakra.
Havildar Tejinder Singh (3 medium regiments) is the fifth receiver and only lives from VIR Chakra under the “Operation Snow Leopard” for Galwan Clash, the first time India and China watched the victim in border clashes in 45 years.
While 20 Indian soldiers set their lives, China until now has not revealed the actual number of victims, even though they claimed to have lost the officers of the Battalion and Four Commander.
The clash had erupted after people’s liberation forces benefited the agreement to dismantle observations in the Indian region near ‘Y-Nala’ (Y-Nala) from the Shyok River and Galwan in Valley Galwan on June 15.
Considering the Babu courage, the curse said, “While holding a position, his column faced a rigid resistance from the enemy who attacked using a deadly and sharp weapon along with a side by side.” “It was not afraid of the acts of violence and aggressive by the strength of extraordinary enemy soldiers, officers in the spirit of true service before themselves, continued to fight enemy efforts to push the Indian forces,” he said.
The Babu Col, even though it was injured, led from the front to block the “evil enemy attack” in his position.
“In the battle broke and the next hand-to-hand battle with the enemy army, he dared to reject the enemy attack until his last breath, inspired and motivated his troops to hold the ground,” he said.