Bibhor Singh was named for the decoration by the defence ministry in a statement issued on Thursday, a day before the commando-trained officer turns 33. The assistant commandant-rank officer of the 205th CoBRA battalion, who had joined the CRPF in May 2017, suffered grievous injuries in an improvised explosive device blast on February 25, 2022, while his patrol was out in the Chakrabandha forest area in the Gaya and Aurangabad districts of Bihar.
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