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‘Not satisfied with Mahavir Chakra’ awarded to Col Santosh Babu, says father
By ANI| Posted by Sameer | Published: 27th January 2021 8:08 am IST Col Santosh Babu (ANI)
Hyderabad: The father of late Colonel Santosh Babu, B Upendra has said he is not satisfied with the Mahavir Chakra posthumously awarded to him for his acts of gallantry against the Chinese attack in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in June last year, adding that he was expecting Param Vir Chakra, the highest military award of the country, for the kind of sacrifice his son made for the nation.
Colonel Babu, the commanding officer of the 16 Bihar regiment, was among 20 Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the fierce hand-to-hand combat on June 15 last year along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.
Not satisfied with Mahavir Chakra awarded to Col Santosh Babu, says father ANI | Updated: Jan 26, 2021 23:57 IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 26 (ANI): The father of late Colonel Santosh Babu, B Upendra has said he is not satisfied with the Mahavir Chakra posthumously awarded to him for his acts of gallantry against the Chinese attack in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in June last year, adding that he was expecting Param Vir Chakra, the highest military award of the country, for the kind of sacrifice his son made for the nation.
Colonel Babu, the commanding officer of the 16 Bihar regiment, was among 20 Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the fierce hand-to-hand combat on June 15 last year along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.