Nectar Sanjenbam | |
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 Portrait of Col (then Lt Col) Sanjenbam | |
| Born | Manipur, India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Service number | IC-61357M |
| Unit | 21 PARA SF |
| Commands held | 21 PARA SF |
| Awards |  Kirti Chakra Shaurya Chakra |
| Alma mater | National Defence Academy |
| Other work |  SSP (Combat) (2023-2024) Manipur Police |
Colonel Nectar Sanjenbam, KC, SC is a decorated retired Indian Army officer with the 21 PARA SF. He was also part of the Indian Army's counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar in 2015.[1] He is one of the few recipients of both the Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra award. He also served as Special Senior superintendent of police (Combat) in Manipur Police.[2]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Nectar Sanjenbam trained at the National Defence Academy. He was commissioned in the Maratha Light Infantry and later joined the 21 Para SF, the elite special forces unit in India.[3]
Awards[edit | edit source]
On Republic Day 2005, Captain Sanjenbam in Manipur was awarded the Shaurya Chakra, India's third highest peacetime gallantry award, for outstanding gallantry in an operation on 8 October 2004.[4]
On Independence Day 2015, Lieutenant Colonel Sanjenbam was awarded the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime gallantry award, for his gallantry on 9 June 2015 in Myanmar operation. Lt Col Nectar led his team in the most daring cross border operation in Myanmar and eliminated numerous insurgents.[5]
Later career[edit | edit source]
After his retirement from the army in 2023, as a colonel, he was appointed as a Special Senior Superintendent of Police (Combat) in Manipur Police by N Biren Singh Government during the violence in Manipur. He was relieved of his duties as per govt order on 19 Nov 2024. [6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Kirti Chakra for Lt Col Nectar Sanjenbam. Part of the Army's Myanmar cross-border strike".
- ↑ "Retired Army Officer Who Led Surgical Strike Has Manipur Task At Hand Now". NDTV.
- ↑ "Gallantry awards for soldiers in Myanmar operations". The Indian Express.
- ↑ "Captain Nectar Sanjenbam". Gallery Awards Government.
- ↑ "Lt Col Nectar Sanjenbam". Gallantry Awards Government.
- ↑ "Who is Colonel (retired) Nectar Sanjenbam? After surgical strike, now entrusted to bring peace in Manipur". Hubnet Work. 3 September 2023.
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