Indian ArmyHavildarNo: 4369408

Hangpan Dada

35th Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles (35 RR / 4 Assam)

Ashoka Chakra

Martyrdom: 26 May 2016

Native Land: Borduria, Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh

Operation / Campaign: Naugam Sector Infiltration Encounter (J&K)

Official Gallantry Citation

“Unbelievable courage in eliminating four heavily armed infiltrators in high-altitude hand-to-hand combat at 13,000 feet.”

Saga of Valor & Supreme Sacrifice

On 26 May 2016 in Kupwara at 13,000 feet, Havildar Hangpan Dada led his section against four infiltrating terrorists. Charging across open icy rocks, he killed two terrorists with his rifle and grappled with the third, neutralizing him with bare hands. Despite sustaining multiple gunshot wounds, he pinned down and eliminated the fourth terrorist before succumbing to injuries.

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