President approves 58 Mentioned-in-Despatches, including four posthumous, on the eve of Republic Day 2025

Delhi, Jan 25
President Droupadi Murmu has approved 58 Mentioned-in-Despatches to the Armed Forces personnel, including four posthumous, on the eve of 76th Republic Day. These include 55 from the Indian Army – 14 for Operation Rakshak, including four posthumous; eight for Operation Snow Leopard; six for Operation Hifazat; two for Operation Sahayta; one for Operation Rhino; one for Operation Meghdoot; two for Operation Gurihajan; one for Operation Mulkhyama; one for Operation Reconnaissance; one for Operation Zokhawthar; one for Operation Falcon; four for Operation CAS Evacuation; one for IS Duty and 12 for Misc Operation. It also includes three from the Indian Air Force for Operation Sankalp. The full list of the recipients of Mentioned-in-Despatches is as follows:

INDIAN ARMY

OPERATION RAKSHAK

IC-77240X MAJ VEER VIKRAM KASWAN, 13 SIKH LI0
JC-433383L SUB PARSHOTAM KUMR, 31 PUNJAB
15343306F HAV PRAVEEN KUMAR SINGH, 61 ENGR REGT
13627975H HAV LANKESH, 9 PARA (SF)
40910029 HAV KESHAV SINGH, 9 PARA (SF)
15585106W L/HAV RANJIT NALAWADE, 120 ENGR REGT
15584406L NK AHER RAMDAS GANGHDHAR, 120 ENGR REGT
16117671X NK SUJITH S, 13 ENGR REGT
23001956A NK DOKKARI RAJESH, AAD, 10 RR (POSTHUMOUS)
3021407M SEP AJAY KUMAR SINGH, RAJPUT , 10RR (POSTHUMOUS)
3021506P SEP BIJENDRA, RAJPUT, 10RR (POSTHUMOUS)
16128540M SPR PURSHOTHAM YADAV, ENGRS, 1 RR
5254911H RFN NISHAL HINGMANG, 3 GR, 32RR
81B1 ARMY DOG PHANTOM, RVC, 9 PARA (SF) (POSTHUMOUS)

OPERATION SNOW LEOPARD

SS-49175M MAJ MAHALE ANKUR VINAYAK, 671 ARMY AVN SQN (R&O)
JC-414417Y SUB PUSPENDRA SINGH, 12 PARA (SF)
JC-533019F SUB BINOD SINGH, 4 GARH RIFJC-414983Y NB SUB DHEERAJ MANI SAKLANI, 12 PARA (SF)
JC-636149K NB SUB TSHERING THENDUP BHUTIA, 11 GR, 1 SIKKIM SCOUTS
13629724X NK ALTAF HUSSAIN, PARA, 31 RR
13630564P NK JAGDE KUMAR, 12 PARA (SF)
9427874Y NK MILAN LIMBOO, 12 PARA (SF)

OPERATION HIFAZAT

IC-80396A MAJ RITESH SEN, ARTY, 40 ASSAM RIF
IC-80667M MAJ SAURABH SRIVASTAVA, 5 SIKH
IC-82343A MAJ AKASH MISHRA, SIKH LI, 8 ASSAM RIF
SS-48839H MAJ DHRUV DAGAR, ARMD, 4 ASSAM RIF
19001011K HAV PAWANDEEP SINGH, 5 SIKH
4594035N SEP SIRSAT TEJAS YASHAWANT, 2 MAHAR

OPERATION SAHAYATA

IC84031H MAJ HIMANSHU DEOPA, 5/9 GR
5852956F HAV SUBHASH POUDEL, 5/9 GR

OPERATION RHINO

IC-81896K MAJ AMIT MISHRA, ARTY, 23 ASSAM RIF

OPEATION MEGHDOOT

09851-N LT PRANOY ROY, INDIAN NAVY, 666 ARMY AVN SQN (R&O)

OPERATION GURIHAJAN

4198986P HAV NAWJEET SINGH CHAUHAN, KUMAON 13 RR
20014399H PTR SUKHVINDER SINGH, PARA, 13 RR

OPERATION MULKHYAMA

IC-81017L MAJ PRATHYUSH P, NAGA, 13 RR

OPERATION RECONNAISSANCE

IC-82851W MAJ ANIRBAN KALITA, ARTY, 23 (I) R&O FLT

OPERATION ZOKHAWTHAR

G/2851919Y HAV T MEREN KONYAK, 42 ASSAM RIF

OPERATION FALCON

IC-83309M MAJ SANXEP BHARDWAJ, PUNJAB, 667 ARMY AVN SQN (R&O)

CAS EVACUATION

09431-H LT CDR DHRUV SHARMA, INDIAN NAVY, 671 ARMY AVN SQN (R&O)
IC-64488H LT COL BIJENDER SINGH AHLAWAT, 201 ARMY AVN SQN (UH)
IC-71926H LT COL CHANGDA RIYAZ, 201 ARMY AVN SQN (UH)
IC-77593X MAJ DEVESH SHARMA, 659 ARMY AVN SQN (R&O)

IS DUTY

15447536F NK MAHESH MANOHARAN, AMC, 20 JAT

MISC OPERATION

IC-70696N LT COL PRAVEEN NAIR, 627 EME BN
IC-74852K LT COL RAHUL RAMRAO SHINDE, 301 ARMY AVN SQN (SPL OPS)
SL-05416F MAJ RAM SHANKAR CHOUDHARY, 617 EME BN
17006846W HMT SHAILENDRA SINGH RAJPUT, 617 EME BN
14662214M HAV BADGUJAR SANDIP HIRALAL, EME, 39(I) R&O FLT
15823213N HAV SANTOSH KUMAR, 16 FAD
5352320X HAV DILLI RAM GURUNG, 11 GR, 1 SIKKIM SCOUTS
15596834W SPR JASPAL SINGH, ENGRS, 113 RCC (GREF)
5053274F RFN SANJEEP YONGHANG, 2/1 GR
5053332A RFN SURENDRA BUDHA MAGAR, 2/1 GR
9428060M RFN JIGMEE LACHENPA, 11 GR, 1 SIKKIM SCOUTS
15585307P OEM MUTKURE MHESH SANTOSH, EMGRS, 93 RR (GREF)

(AIR FORCE)

OPERATION SANKALP

SQUADRON LEADER LOVERPREET SINGH (35208) FLYING (PILOT)
MASTER WARRANT OFFICER BHUWANESH CHANDRA DWIVEDI (767425) FLIGHT GUNNER
SERGEANT SAURABH SINGH (915136) FLIGHT GUNNER