CRPF honours its bravehearts

128 Gallantry Medals were presented to 127 Bravehearts of CRPF on Independence Day 2020 and Republic Day 2021 which include 4 Kirti Chakras, 1 PPMG and 123 PPM. Dr A.P. Maheshwari, DG CRPF honoured these Gallantry medal awardees and families of those Bravehearts who were awarded a gallantry medal posthumously in a solemn ceremony held at Shaurya Officer's Institute in New Delhi. The DG presented a memento to the awardees and a memento, shawl, and financial assistance to the families of the Martyrs. In the ceremony that witnessed felicitation of heroes and their families, the DG also presented a citation for Best Forward Operating Base (FOB) to Minapa FOB which has been successfully established in the remotest regions of Sukma which were once a citadel of the Maoists. An enthralling rendition of the famous 'Vande Mataram' was also presented by the CRPF central band.