New Delhi,Aug 14: Havildar Hangpan Dada, who killed four intruding terrorists before laying down his life in North Kashmir, has won the Ashok Chakra.
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He was honoured posthumously, with the government announcing the highest award to an army man during peace-time operations on Sunday on the eve of the Independence Day.
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Dada, 36, who laid down his life for the country on May 27 this year, valiantly fought in the Shamsabari range in North Kashmir eliminating four heavily-armed terrorists who had infiltrated into North Kashmir from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir.(Inputs from Agencies)
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