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| rank = [[File:Indian Army Havildar.gif|30px]] [[Havildar]] | | rank = [[File:Indian Army Havildar.gif|30px]] [[Havildar]] | ||
| unit = [[Assam Regiment]] | | unit = [[Para (Special Forces)|3 Para SF]]<br/>[[Assam Regiment]] | ||
| awards = [[File:Ashoka Chakra ribbon.svg|25px]] [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashok Chakra]] | | awards = [[File:Ashoka Chakra ribbon.svg|25px]] [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashok Chakra]] | ||
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[[Havildar]] '''Hangpan Dada''' [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]] (2 October 1979 – 26 May 2016) was a soldier in the [[Assam Regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]], [[India]]'s highest peacetime military decoration in August 2016.<ref name="Express PTI 2016">{{cite news|title=Havildar Hangpan Dada honoured with Ashok Chakra posthumously|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/havildar-hangpan-dada-honoured-with-ashok-chakra-posthumously-2974887/|access-date=3 September 2016|agency=Press Trust of India|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=14 August 2016}}</ref> | [[Havildar]] '''Hangpan Dada''', [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]] (2 October 1979 – 26 May 2016) was a soldier in the [[Assam Regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]]. He was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]], [[India]]'s highest peacetime military decoration in August 2016.<ref name="Express PTI 2016">{{cite news|title=Havildar Hangpan Dada honoured with Ashok Chakra posthumously|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/havildar-hangpan-dada-honoured-with-ashok-chakra-posthumously-2974887/|access-date=3 September 2016|agency=Press Trust of India|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=14 August 2016}}</ref> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Dada was born in [[Borduria, Tirap district|Borduria]] village, [[Tirap district]], [[ | Dada was born in [[Borduria, Tirap district|Borduria]] village, [[Tirap district]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name="Express Sharma 2016">{{cite news|author1=Arun Sharma|title=Havildar Hangpan Dada awarded Ashok Chakra posthumously|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/havildar-hangpan-dada-awarded-ashok-chakra-posthumously-2975209|access-date=4 September 2016|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=14 August 2016}}</ref> Dada saved his childhood friend Somhang Lamra from drowning in a river.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tribute: Havildar Hangpan Dada receives Ashok Chakra posthumously, Indian Army's video tells a greater story|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/tribute-havildar-hangpan-dada-receives-ashok-chakra-posthumously-indian-armys-video-tells-a-greater-story-1786869/|publisher=india.com|access-date=28 January 2017|date=27 January 2017}}</ref> | ||
== Military service == | == Military service == | ||
Dada joined | Dada joined the [[Para (Special Forces)|3 Para (SF)]] on 28 October 1997. In 2005, he was transferred to the Assam Regimental Centre, and on 24 January 2008, he joined the 4th battalion, [[Assam Regiment]].<ref name="Express Sharma 2016" /> He then requested a transfer to 26th [[Rashtriya Rifles]] battalion on operations in [[Kupwara district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. He was posted to 35 Rashtriya Rifles in May 2016, the unit with which he was serving when he was martyr in action. | ||
== Ashok Chakra == | == Ashok Chakra == | ||
[[File:Pranab Mukherjee giving away the Highest Gallantry Award Ashoka Chakra to Havildar Hangpan Dada, the Assam Regiment 35th Battalion the Rashtriya Rifles (posthumously), the award received by his wife Mrs. Chasen Lowang Dada.jpg|left|thumb|Hangpan Dada's | [[File:Pranab Mukherjee giving away the Highest Gallantry Award Ashoka Chakra to Havildar Hangpan Dada, the Assam Regiment 35th Battalion the Rashtriya Rifles (posthumously), the award received by his wife Mrs. Chasen Lowang Dada.jpg|left|thumb|Hangpan Dada's widow receives the Ashok Chakra from president Pranab Mukherjee on 26 January 2017.]] | ||
On the night of 26 May 2016, Dada, as Sabu Post Commander of 35 Rashtriya Rifles, while establishing a stop along with his section at 12,500 feet, led a charge on hiding terrorists in the Shamshabari Ranges in Naugam, Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the neutralisation of four heavily armed terrorists.<ref name="Express Sharma 2016" /> He along with his team spotted the movement of terrorists in the area and engaged them in a fierce encounter that went on for over 24 hours. He charged at the spot where terrorists were and killed two terrorists on the spot and later the third one after a hand-to-hand scuffle as they slid down the hill towards the Line of Control. Dada sustained a sudden burst of automatic fire from the hiding fourth terrorist, receiving a gun shot wound. He continued to pin down the fourth terrorist and later succumbed to his injuries received before wounding the terrorist.<ref name="Express Sharma 2016" /> | On the night of 26 May 2016, Dada, as Sabu Post Commander of 35 Rashtriya Rifles, while establishing a stop along with his section at 12,500 feet, led a charge on hiding terrorists in the Shamshabari Ranges in Naugam, Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the neutralisation of four heavily armed terrorists.<ref name="Express Sharma 2016" /> He along with his team spotted the movement of terrorists in the area and engaged them in a fierce encounter that went on for over 24 hours. He charged at the spot where terrorists were and killed two terrorists on the spot and later the third one after a hand-to-hand scuffle as they slid down the hill towards the Line of Control. Dada sustained a sudden burst of automatic fire from the hiding fourth terrorist, receiving a gun shot wound. He continued to pin down the fourth terrorist and later succumbed to his injuries received before wounding the terrorist.<ref name="Express Sharma 2016" /> | ||
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==Memorial== | ==Memorial== | ||
To remember his service, the Assam Regimental Centre (ARC) named its main office block in its headquarters after Hangpan Dada. The plaque was inaugurated by Dada's wife.<ref>{{cite web|title=Office named after Hangpan Dada|url=http://www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelNews/Regional/RegionalNews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDEwNTU2NQ%3D%3D|publisher=nagalandpost.com|access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref> [[Pema Khandu]], the then chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh renamed the annual football and volleyball (men and women) tournaments for Chief Minister's Trophy as Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|title=CM's Trophy renamed as Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy|url=http://www.arunachaltimes.in/cms-trophy-renamed-as-hangpan-dada-memorial-trophy/|publisher=arunachaltimes.in|access-date=28 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130045548/http://www.arunachaltimes.in/cms-trophy-renamed-as-hangpan-dada-memorial-trophy/|archive-date=30 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | To remember his service, the Assam Regimental Centre (ARC) named its main office block in its headquarters after Hangpan Dada. The plaque was inaugurated by Dada's wife.<ref>{{cite web|title=Office named after Hangpan Dada|url=http://www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelNews/Regional/RegionalNews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDEwNTU2NQ%3D%3D|publisher=nagalandpost.com|access-date=28 January 2017|archive-date=19 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119105411/http://www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelNews/Regional/RegionalNews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDEwNTU2NQ==|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Pema Khandu]], the then chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh renamed the annual football and volleyball (men and women) tournaments for Chief Minister's Trophy as Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|title=CM's Trophy renamed as Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy|url=http://www.arunachaltimes.in/cms-trophy-renamed-as-hangpan-dada-memorial-trophy/|publisher=arunachaltimes.in|access-date=28 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130045548/http://www.arunachaltimes.in/cms-trophy-renamed-as-hangpan-dada-memorial-trophy/|archive-date=30 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
A bridge over [[Subansiri River|River Subansir]]<nowiki/>i at [[Daporijo]] in [[Upper Subansiri district]] has been named after Hangpan Dada. On 20 April 2020, the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu, inaugurated the bridge through video conferencing.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Singh|first=Bikash|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/arunachal-cm-inaugurates-hangpan-dada-bridge-over-river-subansiri-through-video-conferencing/articleshow/75250114.cms|title=Arunachal CM inaugurates Hangpan Dada Bridge over River Subansiri through video conferencing|date=20 April 2020|work=The Economic Times|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> | A bridge over [[Subansiri River|River Subansir]]<nowiki/>i at [[Daporijo]] in [[Upper Subansiri district]] has been named after Hangpan Dada. On 20 April 2020, the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu, inaugurated the bridge through video conferencing.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Singh|first=Bikash|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/arunachal-cm-inaugurates-hangpan-dada-bridge-over-river-subansiri-through-video-conferencing/articleshow/75250114.cms|title=Arunachal CM inaugurates Hangpan Dada Bridge over River Subansiri through video conferencing|date=20 April 2020|work=The Economic Times|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:47, 3 June 2022
Havildar Hangpan Dada, AC (2 October 1979 – 26 May 2016) was a soldier in the Assam Regiment of the Indian Army. He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration in August 2016.[1]
Hangpan Dada | |
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| Born | 2 October 1979 Borduria, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Died | 26 May 2016 (aged 36) Naugam, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1997–2016 |
| Rank |  Havildar |
| Service number | 13622536N |
| Unit | 3 Para SF Assam Regiment |
| Awards |  Ashok Chakra |
Early lifeEdit
Dada was born in Borduria village, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.[2] Dada saved his childhood friend Somhang Lamra from drowning in a river.[3]
Military serviceEdit
Dada joined the 3 Para (SF) on 28 October 1997. In 2005, he was transferred to the Assam Regimental Centre, and on 24 January 2008, he joined the 4th battalion, Assam Regiment.[2] He then requested a transfer to 26th Rashtriya Rifles battalion on operations in Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir. He was posted to 35 Rashtriya Rifles in May 2016, the unit with which he was serving when he was martyr in action.
Ashok ChakraEdit
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On the night of 26 May 2016, Dada, as Sabu Post Commander of 35 Rashtriya Rifles, while establishing a stop along with his section at 12,500 feet, led a charge on hiding terrorists in the Shamshabari Ranges in Naugam, Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the neutralisation of four heavily armed terrorists.[2] He along with his team spotted the movement of terrorists in the area and engaged them in a fierce encounter that went on for over 24 hours. He charged at the spot where terrorists were and killed two terrorists on the spot and later the third one after a hand-to-hand scuffle as they slid down the hill towards the Line of Control. Dada sustained a sudden burst of automatic fire from the hiding fourth terrorist, receiving a gun shot wound. He continued to pin down the fourth terrorist and later succumbed to his injuries received before wounding the terrorist.[2]
Dada's action of eliminating three terrorists in an engagement at close quarters and injuring a fourth one, in disregard to his personal safety, foiled the infiltration bid and ensured the safety of his men. He was honoured posthumously, with the government announcing the highest gallantry award during peacetime operations, the Ashok Chakra, on the eve of the Republic Day in 2017.[1]
Personal lifeEdit
Dada was the youngest among the 3 brothers. His eldest brother's name is Laphang Dada and the middle brother is Nokron Dada. He was married to Chasen Lowang Dada on 28 October 2005. They had 2 children: a daughter named Roankhin Dada in 2007 and a son named Senwang Dada in 2010. Dada was known to be a simple church going person who loved to spend time with his family whenever he is home on leave.[4]
MemorialEdit
To remember his service, the Assam Regimental Centre (ARC) named its main office block in its headquarters after Hangpan Dada. The plaque was inaugurated by Dada's wife.[5] Pema Khandu, the then chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh renamed the annual football and volleyball (men and women) tournaments for Chief Minister's Trophy as Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy.[6]
A bridge over River Subansiri at Daporijo in Upper Subansiri district has been named after Hangpan Dada. On 20 April 2020, the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu, inaugurated the bridge through video conferencing.[7]
AwardsEdit
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| Ashok Chakra | Special Service Medal | High Altitude Service Medal | 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Havildar Hangpan Dada honoured with Ashok Chakra posthumously". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Arun Sharma (14 August 2016). "Havildar Hangpan Dada awarded Ashok Chakra posthumously". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ↑ "Tribute: Havildar Hangpan Dada receives Ashok Chakra posthumously, Indian Army's video tells a greater story". india.com. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ Manjeet Singh Negi. "Ashok Chakra 2016: How Havildar Hangpan Dada single-handedly took out 3 terrorists, made supreme sacrifice". India Today. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ "Office named after Hangpan Dada". nagalandpost.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "CM's Trophy renamed as Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy". arunachaltimes.in. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ Singh, Bikash (20 April 2020). "Arunachal CM inaugurates Hangpan Dada Bridge over River Subansiri through video conferencing". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 April 2020.