Constable A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other peop ...

Debashish Sethy, SC was an Indian Police Constable of the

Odisha Police The Odisha Police abbreviated as either OP or OPS, is the law enforcement agency for the state of Odisha in India. It is headquartered in Cuttack, the former capital of Odisha. The Odisha Police is headed by a Director General of Police, curren ...

's Special Operations Group (SOG) who was posthumously conferred India's third highest peacetime gallantry award, the

Shaurya Chakra The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes posthumously ...

Career

Debashish began his career with the Odisha Police Department as a

constable A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other peop ...

before joining the SOG in 2016. He was from Angul district. The Commando was killed in action in the deep forest near Sirki village in

Kalahandi district Kalahandi (locally pronounced ''Kalahani'') is a district of Odisha in India. Archaeological evidence of Stone Age and Iron Age human settlement has been recovered from the region. Asurgarh offered an advanced, well civilised, cultured and ur ...

on September 9, 2020, while in combat with members of the

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group during an anti-Maoist operation. Five

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were killed as a result of the operation.

Shaurya Chakra awardee

The

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posthumously awarded him the

, which was presented to his family by

Angul Angul (also known as Anugul) is a town and a municipality and the headquarters of Angul district in the state of Odisha, India. Angul has an average elevation of above sea level. The total geographical area of the district is 6232 km2. ...

SP Jagmohan Meena on August 15, 2021, in recognition of his bravery and sacrifice.

References

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