Second-in-Command Harshpal Singh, KC, PMG & two bars, JPM, is a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Officer.[1] He joined the CRPF in 2004. He received the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime gallantry medal, on 15 August 2019 (73rd Independence Day), for eliminating three terrorists despite being injured.[2][3][1][4]
Harshpal Singh | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch |  Central Reserve Police Force |
| Rank | 
Second-in-Command (2I/C) |
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In 2014, he assassinated a Naxal with a ₹2 lakh (equivalent to ₹3.2 lakh or £3,334 in 2023) bounty on his head in Chhattisgarh's Khunti district.[5] He was awarded the Police Medal (Gallantry) in 2015 for killing the Naxal Zonal Commander in Khunti. Again, in the same year, he received the Police medal from Jharkhand's Chief Minister.[6][7][8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Kirti Chakra for CRPF officer, his 5th gallantry medal in 15 years". Hindustan Times. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "CRPF officer Harshpal Singh, who killed 3 terrorists with bullet injury, recieves [sic] Kirti Chakra". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "गोली और ग्रेनेड के छर्रे लगने के बाद भी डटे रहे हर्षपाल, जैश के 3 खूंखार आतंकी मारे, अब कीर्ति चक्र". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "CRPF bags 75 gallantry medals". The Hindu. 2019-08-15. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "On I-Day, CRPF officer Harshpal Singh recalls how he fought JeM terrorists in J&K". Deccan Chronicle. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "CRPF officer who killed 3 terrorists despite bullet injury is recipient of Kirti Chakra". ANI News. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ ANI (2019-08-15). "CRPF man who killed 3 terrorists despite bullet injury gets Kirti Chakra". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ https://crpf.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/News/982_1_1065082019.pdf [bare URL PDF]