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K. Prasad Babu
KLVSNV Prasad Babu Ashoka Chakra Award, AC (1981 – 17 April 2013) was an Indian police officer belonging to the Greyhounds (Police), Greyhounds special operations group of the Andhra Pradesh Police. In 2013 he was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra Award, Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award, after he played a vital role in the death of nine Maoists and helped save the lives of four officers. Babu is the first-ever police officer from Andhra Pradesh to be awarded the Ashoka Chakra, which is usually conferred on soldiers. Personal life Prasad Babu was born in 1981 at Marturu, Visakhapatnam district, to Karanam Venkata Ramana Naidu and Satyavati. His full name is Karanam Leela Venkat Srihari Naga Varaprasad. His father Ramana is a retired circle inspector in the Andhra Pradesh Police. Police career Prasad Babu joined the Andhra Pradesh Police service in 2004 and was later transferred to the elite Greyhounds division. Prasad was the in-charge officer o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashoka Chakra Award
The Ashoka Chakra (alternative spelling: Ashok Chakra) is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) and is awarded for the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice" other than in the face of the enemy. The decoration may be awarded either to military or civilian personnel. Naik Narbahadur Thapa, Havildar Bachittar Singh and Flight Lieutenant Suhas Biswas were the first recipients of the Ashoka Chakra. Subsequent awards of the Ashoka Chakra are recognized by a bar to the medal ribbon. A recipient can be awarded the Kirti Chakra or Shaurya Chakra in addition to separate acts of gallantry. History The medal was originally established on 4 January 1952 as the "Ashoka Chakra, Class I" as the first step of a three-class sequence of non-combatant bravery decorations. In 1967, these decoration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
