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{{Short description|An Param Veer chakra Awardee}} | {{Short description|An Param Veer chakra Awardee}} | ||
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{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
| honorific_prefix = [[Lance Naik]] | | honorific_prefix = [[Lance Naik]] | ||
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==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
After the 14th Battalion of the [[Brigade of the Guards]] was raised in January 1968,<ref name="Golden Jubilee Celebrations : 14 Guards">{{cite web|title=Golden Jubilee Celebrations : 14 Guards|url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2018/feb01-18/Sainik%20E-book%20English%20HTML%201-15%20February/files/basic-html/page39.html|website=Sainik Samachar|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Government of India|access-date=24 May 2018|date=February | After the 14th Battalion of the [[Brigade of the Guards]] was raised in January 1968,<ref name="Golden Jubilee Celebrations : 14 Guards">{{cite web|title=Golden Jubilee Celebrations : 14 Guards|url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2018/feb01-18/Sainik%20E-book%20English%20HTML%201-15%20February/files/basic-html/page39.html|website=Sainik Samachar|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Government of India|access-date=24 May 2018|date=February 2018}}</ref> Ekka was transferred to that unit. He saw action in [[Counter-insurgency|counter-insurgency operations]] while in the [[North East]]. During the preparations anticipation of [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], Ekka was promoted to [[Lance Naik]].<ref name=c1/> | ||
===Battle of Gangasagar=== | ===Battle of Gangasagar=== | ||