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| Source: The Sambad |
Captain Swagat Kumar Das of Berhampur in Ganjam district will be awarded with the prestigious Shaurya Chakra, the gallantry award for Army brave hearts. President Pranab Mukherjee has approved the award on the eve of Independence Day. "Swagat has done Odisha proud," said Sukhendu Das, Swagat's father.
Shaurya
Chakra is the third highest peacetime gallantry award for army bravehearts.
Swagat, a captain in Sikh Light Infantry, has been honoured for his fight
against Ulfa terrorists in Assam in August last year.
Swagat
did his Plus II from Khallikote College in Berhampur before joining the National
Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune.
Source: Times of India
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