Rajesh Kumar (soldier)

Havildar

Rajesh Kumar

AC
Havildar; Rajesh Kumar; AC
	Portrait of Hav Rajesh Kumar
Born	Lath,Sonipat district, Haryana, India
Died	August 1, 2009; Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Army
Rank	Havildar
Service number	2890262H
Unit	11 Raj Rif
Awards	Ashok Chakra
Spouse(s)	Beeta

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Havildar Rajesh Kumar, AC was a Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) of Indian Army who was awarded India's highest military decoration Ashoka Chakra.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Rajesh Kumar was born in village Lath near Bhainswal Kalan Sonipat district in Haryana. He was the son of Shri Ram Kishan and Smt Parmeshwari. He joined the army after his initial education.^[2]

Military career[edit]

Kumar was recruited into 11 th battalion Rajputana Rifles, an infantry regiment with a glorious history of gallantry awards and battle honours.

On 1 August 2009, he was leading a section of the Ghatak team that was on a search mission for terrorists in the forests of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. He opened fire on the terrorists and killed three of them, saved his teammates, but got seriously hurt in the process. Finally he succumbed to injuries. He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, the highest peacetime military decoration in India.

Ashoka Chakra awardee[edit]

President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil giving away the highest gallantry award Ashok Chakra to Smt. Beeta, widow of the Havildar Rajesh Kumar (posthumous) in New Delhi on January 26, 2010

The citation by the President of India during the awarding of the Ashoka Chakra read: Havildar Rajesh Kumar showed unparalleled feat of most conspicuous gallantry, fortitude and the rare spirit of self sacrifice in fighting the terrorists.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

↑ "Ashok Chakra for Havildar Rajesh Kumar". The Hindu.
↑ "Hav Rajesh Kumar, AC".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[TH-1] "Ashok Chakra for Havildar Rajesh Kumar". The Hindu.

[2] "Hav Rajesh Kumar, AC".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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