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[[Corporal]] '''Jyoti Prakash Nirala''', [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]] (15 November 1986 - 18 November 2017) was a member of the [[Garud Commando Force]]. He was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]], [[India]]'s highest peacetime military decoration in January 2018. He is the first airman to receive the award for ground combat and only the third one to receive it overall after [[Suhas Biswas]] and [[Rakesh Sharma]].<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/martyred-corporal-jyoti-prakash-nirala-joins-elite-iaf-club-tomorrow/articleshow/62647401.cms|title=Martyred Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala joins elite IAF club tomorrow - Times of India|date=January 25, 2018|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517878|title=Press Information Bureau|website=www.pib.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/iaf-commando-jyoti-prakash-nirala-awarded-ashok-chakra-for-role-in-kashmir-encounter-that-killed-six-terrorists-4320221.html|title=IAF commando Jyoti Prakash Nirala awarded Ashok Chakra for role in Kashmir encounter that killed six terrorists - Firstpost|date=January 25, 2018|website=www.firstpost.com|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref> | [[Corporal]] '''Jyoti Prakash Nirala''', [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]] (15 November 1986 - 18 November 2017) was a member of the [[Garud Commando Force]]. He was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]], [[India]]'s highest peacetime military decoration in January 2018. He is the first airman to receive the award for ground combat and only the third one to receive it overall after [[Suhas Biswas]] and [[Rakesh Sharma]].<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/martyred-corporal-jyoti-prakash-nirala-joins-elite-iaf-club-tomorrow/articleshow/62647401.cms|title=Martyred Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala joins elite IAF club tomorrow - Times of India|date=January 25, 2018|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517878|title=Press Information Bureau|website=www.pib.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/iaf-commando-jyoti-prakash-nirala-awarded-ashok-chakra-for-role-in-kashmir-encounter-that-killed-six-terrorists-4320221.html|title=IAF commando Jyoti Prakash Nirala awarded Ashok Chakra for role in Kashmir encounter that killed six terrorists. - Firstpost|date=January 25, 2018|website=www.firstpost.com|accessdate=January 25, 2018}}</ref> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Nirala was a resident of the Badladih village, born in | Nirala was a resident of the Badladih village, born in Dalit family [[Rohtas district]], [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/army-pays-floral-tributes-to-corporal-jyoti-prakash-in-j-k-1089956-2017-11-19|title=Army pays floral tributes to Corporal Jyoti Prakash in J-K|date=2017-11-19|website=India Today|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref> | ||
== Military service == | == Military service == | ||