Chhering Mutup
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Naib Subedar Chhering Mutup, AC is a retired Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) with the Ladakh Scouts who was awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration.[1]
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Born | Likar Village, Leh, Ladakh, India |
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Years of service | 23 June 1965 - 1 July 1989 |
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Service number | 9920311 |
Unit | Ladakh Scouts |
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Children | Subedar Major Sewang Mutup, VrC |
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On 21 February 1985, Lance Havildar Chhering Mutup headed a team of soldiers that attacked and captured a crest in the Siachen glacier. In spite of bad weather and poor visibility, Chhering and his team accomplished the difficult task.[2]