Ashok Chakra for only two from Mumbai Police: Karkare and Omble
The UPA government has decided to restrict the Ashok Chakra for those who died in the Mumbai terror attacks to ATS chief Hemant Karkare and ASI Tukaram Omble.
On the night of November 26, Omble took the bullets but held on to the gun which led to the capture of terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab at Girgaum Chowpatty while Karkare was killed in the line of duty at Cama Hospital.
Though the Maharashtra government had recom mended that all 16 policemen who died in the attacks be awarded the country’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the Centre decided to award it to two with Kirti Chakra for six, including Ashok Kamte, Vijay Salaskar and Shashank Shinde, and police gallantry medals for the rest.
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On the night of November 26, Omble took the bullets but held on to the gun which led to the capture of terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab at Girgaum Chowpatty while Karkare was killed in the line of duty at Cama Hospital.
Though the Maharashtra government had recom mended that all 16 policemen who died in the attacks be awarded the country’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the Centre decided to award it to two with Kirti Chakra for six, including Ashok Kamte, Vijay Salaskar and Shashank Shinde, and police gallantry medals for the rest.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.indianexpress.com
Labels: Ashok Chakra, ASI Tukaram Omble, ATS chief Hemant Karkare, Kirti Chakra, Medals, Mumbai, Mumbai terror attacks, peacetime gallantry award, police gallantry medals, Republic Day, UPA government
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