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|birth_name=Karanam Leela Venkat Srihari Naga Varaprasad | |birth_name=Karanam Leela Venkat Srihari Naga Varaprasad | ||
|image=K Prasad Babu.jpg | |image=K Prasad Babu.jpg | ||
|birth_date={{circa|1981}}<ref name=ndtv>{{cite news|last1=Tanima Biswas|title=Ashok Chakra for Andhra Pradesh's braveheart cop, who died fighting Maoists|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ashok-chakra-for-andhra-pradesh-s-braveheart-cop-who-died-fighting-maoists-475651|accessdate=1 June 2014|newspaper=NDTV|date=26 January | |birth_date={{circa|1981}}<ref name=ndtv>{{cite news|last1=Tanima Biswas|title=Ashok Chakra for Andhra Pradesh's braveheart cop, who died fighting Maoists|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ashok-chakra-for-andhra-pradesh-s-braveheart-cop-who-died-fighting-maoists-475651|accessdate=1 June 2014|newspaper=NDTV|date=26 January 2014}}</ref> | ||
|death_date={{Death date|df=yes|2013|4|17|}} | |death_date={{Death date|df=yes|2013|4|17|}} | ||
|birth_place= Marturu village, [[Visakhapatnam district]]<ref name=thehindu>{{cite news|title=Posthumous Ashok Chakra for Greyhounds Inspector|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/posthumous-ashok-chakra-for-greyhounds-inspector/article5620865.ece|accessdate=1 June 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=26 January | |birth_place= Marturu village, [[Visakhapatnam district]]<ref name=thehindu>{{cite news|title=Posthumous Ashok Chakra for Greyhounds Inspector|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/posthumous-ashok-chakra-for-greyhounds-inspector/article5620865.ece|accessdate=1 June 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=26 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=eenaduyoutube>{{cite web|title=Brave AP Police Inspector Late Prasad Babu selected for Ashokchakra|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k-7X11RSI4&list=PL2c6PjZ9yarpaDLXxGlI0v11lQ-fbhI-n&index=1|publisher=Eenadu Official Youtube Portal|accessdate=27 May 2014|date=14 August 2013}}</ref> | ||
|death_place= [[Andhra Pradesh]] - [[Chhattisgarh]] border | |death_place= [[Andhra Pradesh]] - [[Chhattisgarh]] border | ||
|placeofburial= | |placeofburial= | ||
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== Police career == | == Police career == | ||
Prasad Babu joined the Andhra Pradesh Police service in 2004 and was later transferred to the elite Greyhounds division. Prasad was the in-charge officer of the Greyhounds unit deployed at the Andhra Pradesh - Chhattisgarh state border.<ref name=abnyoutube>{{cite web|title=V. Prasad Babu getting the Ashoka Chakra award : pranab mukherjee|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5CKy4j6QtU&list=PL2c6PjZ9yarpaDLXxGlI0v11lQ-fbhI-n&index=3|publisher=ABN Official Youtube Channel|accessdate=27 May | Prasad Babu joined the Andhra Pradesh Police service in 2004 and was later transferred to the elite Greyhounds division. Prasad was the in-charge officer of the Greyhounds unit deployed at the Andhra Pradesh - Chhattisgarh state border.<ref name=abnyoutube>{{cite web|title=V. Prasad Babu getting the Ashoka Chakra award : pranab mukherjee|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5CKy4j6QtU&list=PL2c6PjZ9yarpaDLXxGlI0v11lQ-fbhI-n&index=3|publisher=ABN Official Youtube Channel|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
On 16 April 2013, a group of 70 Maoists ambushed the Greyhounds unit and bombed it. Prasad Babu led the retaliating team and played a key role in killing nine top ranked attackers and injuring others in two encounters. The police were being evacuated back by helicopters when about hundred men started attacking the helicopter. The helicopter had already performed 5 sorties and only 19 of the police were left to be evacuated. 14 of them boarded the aircraft while 5 of them including Babu stayed and provided cover.<ref name=thehindu/><ref name=dc/> | On 16 April 2013, a group of 70 Maoists ambushed the Greyhounds unit and bombed it. Prasad Babu led the retaliating team and played a key role in killing nine top ranked attackers and injuring others in two encounters. The police were being evacuated back by helicopters when about hundred men started attacking the helicopter. The helicopter had already performed 5 sorties and only 19 of the police were left to be evacuated. 14 of them boarded the aircraft while 5 of them including Babu stayed and provided cover.<ref name=thehindu/><ref name=dc/> | ||
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However, as the helicopter left, more Maoists arrived and started surrounding Babu and others. Babu asked the other four policemen to leave south to a safe place while he handled about 200 of the militants. He was then caught by them and was tortured to death.<ref name=eenaduyoutube/><ref name=abnyoutube/> | However, as the helicopter left, more Maoists arrived and started surrounding Babu and others. Babu asked the other four policemen to leave south to a safe place while he handled about 200 of the militants. He was then caught by them and was tortured to death.<ref name=eenaduyoutube/><ref name=abnyoutube/> | ||
Overall, he played a vital role in the death of nine [[Maoists]] and helped save the lives of four officers.<ref name=dc>{{cite news|title=Posthumous Ashok Chakra to Andhra Pradesh's anti-Naxal unit cop|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140126/news-current-affairs/article/posthumous-ashok-chakra-andhra-pradeshs-anti-naxal-unit-cop|accessdate=27 May 2014|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=26 January | Overall, he played a vital role in the death of nine [[Maoists]] and helped save the lives of four officers.<ref name=dc>{{cite news|title=Posthumous Ashok Chakra to Andhra Pradesh's anti-Naxal unit cop|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140126/news-current-affairs/article/posthumous-ashok-chakra-andhra-pradeshs-anti-naxal-unit-cop|accessdate=27 May 2014|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=26 January 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Ashok Chakra== | ==Ashok Chakra== | ||
[[File:Pranab Mukherjee giving away the highest gallantry award Ashok Chakra to Shri K. Venkatraman father of the Reserve Inspector, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Shri K.L.V.S.S.H.N.V. Prasad Babu, (Posthumous).jpg|right|thumb|Prasad Babu's father receives the Ashok Chakra from president Pranab Mukherjee on 26 January 2014.]] | [[File:Pranab Mukherjee giving away the highest gallantry award Ashok Chakra to Shri K. Venkatraman father of the Reserve Inspector, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Shri K.L.V.S.S.H.N.V. Prasad Babu, (Posthumous).jpg|right|thumb|Prasad Babu's father receives the Ashok Chakra from president Pranab Mukherjee on 26 January 2014.]] | ||
On 15 August 2013, he was nominated posthumously for Ashok Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award. The award was received on 26 January 2014 by his father Venkata Ramana Naidu from President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] in New Delhi.<ref name=thehindu/><ref name=thenewindianexpress/> Babu is the first-ever police officer from [[Andhra Pradesh]] to be awarded the Ashok Chakra, which is usually conferred on soldiers.<ref name=eenaduyoutube/><ref name=thenewindianexpress>{{cite news|last1=Mouli Mareedu|title=Ashok Chakra for Braveheart Inspector from AP|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Ashok-Chakra-for-Braveheart-Inspector-from-AP/2014/01/27/article2022128.ece|accessdate=1 June 2014|work=The New Indian Express|date=27 January | On 15 August 2013, he was nominated posthumously for Ashok Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award. The award was received on 26 January 2014 by his father Venkata Ramana Naidu from President [[Pranab Mukherjee]] in New Delhi.<ref name=thehindu/><ref name=thenewindianexpress/> Babu is the first-ever police officer from [[Andhra Pradesh]] to be awarded the Ashok Chakra, which is usually conferred on soldiers.<ref name=eenaduyoutube/><ref name=thenewindianexpress>{{cite news|last1=Mouli Mareedu|title=Ashok Chakra for Braveheart Inspector from AP|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Ashok-Chakra-for-Braveheart-Inspector-from-AP/2014/01/27/article2022128.ece|accessdate=1 June 2014|work=The New Indian Express|date=27 January 2014}}</ref> | ||
The citation by the [[President of India]] during the awarding of the Ashok Chakra read:<ref name="dc"/> | The citation by the [[President of India]] during the awarding of the Ashok Chakra read:<ref name="dc"/> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:15, 25 March 2022
K. Prasad Babu | |
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| Birth name | Karanam Leela Venkat Srihari Naga Varaprasad |
| Born | c. 1981[1] Marturu village, Visakhapatnam district[2][3] |
| Died | 17 April 2013 Andhra Pradesh - Chhattisgarh border |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ | Greyhounds special operations division of Andhra Pradesh Police |
| Years of service | 2004 - 2013[3] |
| Rank | [Inspector] Deputy-Assault Commander |
| Awards | Ashoka Chakra (posthumous) |
KLVSNV Prasad Babu AC (1981 – 17 April 2013) was an Indian police officer belonging to the Greyhounds special operations group of the Andhra Pradesh Police. In 2013 he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award, after he played a vital role in the death of nine Maoists and helped save the lives of four officers.
Babu is the first-ever police officer from Andhra Pradesh to be awarded the Ashoka Chakra, which is usually conferred on soldiers.
Personal life[edit]
Prasad Babu was born in 1981 at Marturu, Visakhapatnam district, to Karanam Venkata Ramana Naidu and Satyavati.[4] His full name is Karanam Leela Venkat Srihari Naga Varaprasad. His father Ramana is a retired circle inspector in the Andhra Pradesh Police.[3]
Police career[edit]
Prasad Babu joined the Andhra Pradesh Police service in 2004 and was later transferred to the elite Greyhounds division. Prasad was the in-charge officer of the Greyhounds unit deployed at the Andhra Pradesh - Chhattisgarh state border.[5]
On 16 April 2013, a group of 70 Maoists ambushed the Greyhounds unit and bombed it. Prasad Babu led the retaliating team and played a key role in killing nine top ranked attackers and injuring others in two encounters. The police were being evacuated back by helicopters when about hundred men started attacking the helicopter. The helicopter had already performed 5 sorties and only 19 of the police were left to be evacuated. 14 of them boarded the aircraft while 5 of them including Babu stayed and provided cover.[2][6]
However, as the helicopter left, more Maoists arrived and started surrounding Babu and others. Babu asked the other four policemen to leave south to a safe place while he handled about 200 of the militants. He was then caught by them and was tortured to death.[3][5]
Overall, he played a vital role in the death of nine Maoists and helped save the lives of four officers.[6]
Ashok Chakra[edit]
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On 15 August 2013, he was nominated posthumously for Ashok Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award. The award was received on 26 January 2014 by his father Venkata Ramana Naidu from President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi.[2][4] Babu is the first-ever police officer from Andhra Pradesh to be awarded the Ashok Chakra, which is usually conferred on soldiers.[3][4]
The citation by the President of India during the awarding of the Ashok Chakra read:[6]
- Shri Prasad Babu exhibited most conspicuous gallantry, exceptional devotion to duty and exemplary leadership in fighting the Maoists and made the supreme sacrifice.
References[edit]
- ↑ Tanima Biswas (26 January 2014). "Ashok Chakra for Andhra Pradesh's braveheart cop, who died fighting Maoists". NDTV. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Posthumous Ashok Chakra for Greyhounds Inspector". The Hindu. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Brave AP Police Inspector Late Prasad Babu selected for Ashokchakra". Eenadu Official Youtube Portal. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mouli Mareedu (27 January 2014). "Ashok Chakra for Braveheart Inspector from AP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "V. Prasad Babu getting the Ashoka Chakra award : pranab mukherjee". ABN Official Youtube Channel. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Posthumous Ashok Chakra to Andhra Pradesh's anti-Naxal unit cop". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.