AMBALA
: Lance Naik Manjeet Singh has been awarded the
Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak
(Posthumous) by the President of India. The award comes as a recognition of the dauntless courage and supreme sacrifice made by Manjeet Singh while saving the life of a fellow countryman.
On October 21, 2018, while on leave at his home town Baknour, Ambala, Lance Naik Manjeet Singh saved the life of an 18-year-old boy who had accidentally fallen into an unused well. Lance Naik Manjeet Singh succumbed due to the effects of poisonous gases in the well while trying to rescue the boy, thereby making supreme sacrifice in keeping with the ethos and traditions of the Indian Army.
A felicitation ceremony for presenting the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak (Posthumous) and cash prize for Rs 2 Lakhs was conducted at 268
Engineer Bridge Regt
(PMS) on Saturday at the Ambala cantonment. During the felicitation ceremony, Kulwinder Kaur (Veer Nari) wife of
Late Lance Naik Manjeet Singh
was felicitated by the Commander,
Engineer Brigade
.
Ajay Sura is Senior Assistant Editor with The Times of India Chan...
Read MoreAjay Sura is Senior Assistant Editor with The Times of India Chandigarh. He covers news concerning the State of Haryana, Punjab & Haryana High Court and Defence & Military Affairs. He likes to analyse political developments and decoding judicial pronouncements. His hobbies include travelling, mountaineering and trekking.
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