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This is an archive article published on July 15, 2008
Kabul blast victims nominated for Kirti Chakra
The four Indian embassy blast victims in Kabul have been nominated for the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peace time military award.
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The four Indian embassy blast victims in Kabul, including Defence Attache R D Mehta and senior IFS officer V V Rao, have been nominated for the Kirti Chakra, the country’s second highest peace time military award.
Their names have been forwarded by the Defence Ministry for the top honour as a tribute to the deceased, sources said in Delhi on Tuesday.
Along with Mehta and Rao, two ITBP jawans – Roop Singh and Ajai Pathania – were also killed in the massive suicide attack at the Indian embassy in Kabul on July 7.
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It will be the first time that an IFS officer would be given the military award for bravery. There have been instances when some civilians and Jammu and Kashmir policemen have been honoured with the Chakra for exceptional courage.
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, during a visit to Kabul on Sunday, had described the deceased as “martyrs” whose contributions could not be ignored.
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