20 ITBP personnel who showed valor against China in Ladakh were awarded the Police Medal of Gallantry
Last year, 20 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel were awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) for their bravery in the clashes in eastern Ladakh. On the 75th Independence Day, 23 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel have been awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry. Out of these, 20 jawans have been awarded for bravery in the skirmishes of Eastern Ladakh in May-June, 2020.
These are the highest gallantry medals awarded to ITBP for the bravery of its jawans in fierce face-to-face skirmishes/ border guarding duties.
8 personnel have been awarded PMG for gallantry, high level of strategy, tactical insight and defense of the motherland at Galwan on June 15, 2020. 6 personnel have been awarded PMG for gallantry action during the clash in Finger 4 area on May 18, 2020. On May 18, 2020, 6 personnel have been awarded PMG for gallant action near Hot Springs in Ladakh itself.
In addition to the above, 3 jawans have been awarded PMG for displaying courage, grit and determination in anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh.
PMG:
Eastern Ladakh
1 Rinku Thapa, 2nd Commanding Officer
2 Sharat Kumar Tripathi, Deputy Commandant
3 Arbind Kumar Mahto, Assistant Commandant
4 Nitin Kumar, Inspector
5 Patil Sachin Mohan, Sub Inspector
6 Manish Kumar, Head Constable
7 Manish Kumar, Constable
8 Koupasamy M, Constable
9 Akshay Ahuja, Assistant Commandant
10 Dharmendra Kumar Vishwakarma, Assistant Commandant
11. Ravindra Maharana, Inspector
12 Shiv Shankar Tiwari, Head Constable
13 Stanzin Thinles, Constable
14 Vinod Kumar Sharma, constable
15 Kishore Singh Bisht, Commandant
16 Pankaj Srivastava, Assistant Commandant
17 Ghanshyam Sahu, Inspector
18 Ashraf Ali, Constable
19 Mo. Shafqat Mir, Constable
20 Rigzin Dawa, Constable
ANO (for anti-Naxal operation in the month of July, 2018):
21 Ravinder Singh Punia, Assistant Commandant
22 Kuldeep Singh, Inspector
23 S Muthu Raja
In Eastern Ladakh, ITBP troops responded fiercely to PLA troops and kept the situation under control by effective use of equipment and shields and during fierce face-to-face skirmishes. With the highest order of professional prowess, ITBP soldiers fought shoulder to shoulder and rescued the wounded soldiers. Even at times ITBP personnel fought the whole night, giving a befitting reply to the stone pelters of PLA. At some places they put up strong resistance in extremely challenging conditions for about 17 to 20 hours in the middle of the night.
Owing to the force’s high training and survivability experience in Himalayan deployments in snowy altitudes, ITBP troops effectively held PLA troops and due to the all-round and relentless response of ITBP troops, effective defense of several fronts was made.
The ITBP personnel displayed courage, determination, and valor of the highest order and displayed the utmost professional skill in the face of violent physical melee by the PLA without regard for personal safety, at times injuring themselves.
In addition to these gallantry medals, 300 ITBP personnel have already been awarded DG’s Commendation and Insignia for Gallantry by DG ITBP SS Deshwal at ITBP deployment sites in Eastern Ladakh in September, 2020.
