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Neeraj Kumar Singh
Naik (military rank), Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh, Ashoka Chakra (military decoration), AC was a Non-commissioned officer, Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) in the Indian Army who was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra (military decoration), Ashok Chakra, the country’s highest peacetime military decoration on 26 January 2015. He had enlisted in the 13th battalion, Rajputana Rifles and was serving in the 57th battalion Rashtriya Rifles when he was killed in action. While leading a search operation at Kupwara in Jammu & Kashmir on August 24, 2014, Singh came under heavy fire from terrorists. He rescued an injured soldier and shot one of the terrorists dead. Early life Naik (military rank), Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh hailed from Devrala village in Bulandshahr district, Bulandshahar district of Uttar Pradesh. He was the son of Shri Omvir Singh and Shrimati Rajas. His father was a farmer. He had three more siblings. Military career Neeraj Kumar Singh had enlisted in the 13 Battalio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naik (military Rank)
Naik (Nk; sometimes historically spelled ''nayak'') is an Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Police rank equivalent to corporal. In Tamil, the word naik was used to indicate a lord or governor prior to its use as an equivalent to corporal in British India. The rank was previously used in the British Indian Army and the Camel Corps, ranking between lance naik and havildar. In cavalry units, the equivalent is lance daffadar. Like a British corporal, a naik wears two rank chevrons. See also * Army ranks and insignia of India * Army ranks and insignia of Pakistan The Pakistan Army ranks and insignia are the military insignia used by the Pakistan Army. Being a former Dominion, Pakistan shares a rank structure similar to that of the British Army. Commissioned officer ranks The rank insignia of commissione ... References External links * Military ranks of British India Military ranks of Pakistan Military ranks of the Indian Army {{Mil-rank-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
