In a first, 2 Agniveers get gallantry award

In a first, two Agniveers from the Army have been conferred a prestigious military honour for their acts of gallantry, officials said on the eve of the 79th Independence Day.

Agniveer Kulveer Singh of 7 Sikh Light Infantry and Agniveer Mood Muralinaik of 851 Light Regiment have been conferred the Sena Medal (Gallantry).

A senior official said it was the “first time" that any Agniveer had received a gallantry award.

Further, two Agniveers from the Army — Agniveer Yuvraj Singh of 57 Mountain Division Provost Unit and Agniveer Gurjant Singh of 99 Medium Regiment — find their names in the list of Mention-in-Despatches.

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