Nazir Ahmad Wani
Indian Army Ashok Chakra recipient (1980-2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, AC, SM & Bar was an Indian Army soldier and a recipient of the Ashoka Chakra , India's highest peacetime military decoration.At the time of his death, he was serving with an auxiliary battalion of the army's Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment , the 162nd Infantry Battalion of the Territorial Army .He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra for his actions during a counterterrorism operation in which his unit was attached with the 34th Rashtriya Rifles battalion.[2][3][4][5] He was the first recipient of the Ashok Chakra from Jammu and Kashmir.[6]
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Birth name | Nazir Ahmad Wani |
Born | Cheki Ashmuji, J&K, India |
Died | (2018-11-25)25 November 2018 (aged 38) Srinagar, J&K, India |
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 2004ā2018 |
Rank | Lance Naik |
Service number | 12974389N |
Unit | 162nd Territorial Army battalion (Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry)[1] |
Battles/wars | Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir ā |
Awards | Ashok Chakra (2019) Bar to Sena Medal (2018) Sena Medal (2007) |
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