Key facts
- Born
- 6 January 1949
- Sector
- Defence & security
- Profession
- Recipient of Param Vir Chakra
- Gender
- Male
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Biography
Honorary Captain Bana Singh, is an Indian soldier and a recipient of the nation's highest gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra. As a Naib Subedar in the Indian Army, he led the team that wrested control of the highest peak on the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir from Pakistani forces as part of Operation Rajiv. Following his success, India renamed the peak to Bana Post in his honour.
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Timeline
- 1949Born
- 1988Awarded the Param Vir Chakra
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Shiv Aroor