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New Delhi, the 20th January, 2010
No. 5—Pres/2010.—The President is pleased to approve the award of the "Ashoka Chakra" to the undermentioned person for the act of most concipicuous gallantry :
2890262 HAVILDAR RAJESH KUMAR
BATTALION, THE RAJPUTANA RIFLES (POSTHUMOUS)
(Effective date of the award : 01 August, 2009)
On 01 August, 2009, a Section of Ghatak team searching the dense forest in Kupwara district of Jammu & Kashmir was subject to intense and indiscriminate firing by terrorists. Havildar Rajesh Kumar, who was leading the Section, returned fire and scrambled into the undergrowth to outflank the terrorist. With dogged determination he closed-in around the flank and killed the terrorist. While continuing the search, the team was again engaged by two terrorists positioned upslope.
Realizing the danger to the lives of his teammates, the NCO moved to outflank one of the terrorists through a veritable hail of bullets. While closing-in, he sustained gun-shot wounds in the abdomen. Disregarding gunshot wounds, the NCO shot and killed the second terrorist. Bleeding profusely, he moved to outflank the third terrorist from his blind side and engaged him in fierce hand to hand combat killing him with the burst of fire, before succumbing to his injuries.
Havildar Rajesh Kumar showed unparalleled feat of most conspicuous gallantry, fortitude and the rare spirit of self sacrifice in fighting the terrorists.
BARIJN MITRA, Jt. Secy. to the President