<p>This makes him the lone person from the paramilitary force to receive the “Kirti Chakra” for gallantry on this Republic Day.<br /><br />Singh, in April last year braved a hail of bullets from insurgents in Assam, saving the life of five civilians and the men in his patrol party, which earned him the second highest peacetime gallantry medal posthumously. <br /><br />Singh was a native of Uttarakhand. <br /><br />D R Doley Burman, IGP of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) was conferred the President’s police medal for distinguished service. <br /><br />Eleven other personnel from the force, including K M Cariappa, Assistant Director (PRO) also received Indian Police Medal for meritorious service. Cariappa is a native of Kodagu district.</p>
<p>This makes him the lone person from the paramilitary force to receive the “Kirti Chakra” for gallantry on this Republic Day.<br /><br />Singh, in April last year braved a hail of bullets from insurgents in Assam, saving the life of five civilians and the men in his patrol party, which earned him the second highest peacetime gallantry medal posthumously. <br /><br />Singh was a native of Uttarakhand. <br /><br />D R Doley Burman, IGP of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) was conferred the President’s police medal for distinguished service. <br /><br />Eleven other personnel from the force, including K M Cariappa, Assistant Director (PRO) also received Indian Police Medal for meritorious service. Cariappa is a native of Kodagu district.</p>
