A felicitation ceremony was held at Ambala Cantonment on Saturday.
Chandigarh, September 26
Lance Naik Manjeet Singh has been awarded the “Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak” posthumously by President Ram Nath Kovind.
On October 21, 2018, Manjeet had saved the life of an 18-year-old boy, who had fallen into a well. Manjeet succumbed after inhaling poisonous gases. The medal and cash prize of Rs2 lakh was handed to his widow, Kulwinder Kaur, at the 268 Engineer Bridge Regiment today. — TNS
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