Colonel Santosh Babu, who laid down his life while resisting an attack by the Chinese Army at Ladakh’s Galwan Valley last year, was accorded the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously on Tuesday. The official citation stated that Colonel Babu led the defence from the front despite being grievously injured. In recognition of his valour and sacrifice, […]
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Galwan valley clash hero Colonel Santosh Babu will be awarded the second-highest wartime gallantry medal - the Mahavir Chakra (posthumously) by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on Tuesday.