Assistant Sub-Inspector Babu Ram who lost his life in an encounter with terrorists at Pantha Chowk in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Srinagar in 2020 has been awarded the Ashok Chakra posthumously by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. His family received the award during the Republic Day Parade 2022. Assistant Sub-Inspector Babu Ram’s wife Reema Rani and his son Manik Sharma received the Ashok Chakra from President Kovind. Ashok Chakra is the country’s highest peace-time gallantry award. Babu Ram killed three terrorists during an operation in Srinagar on August 29, 2020. The top gallantry award was approved by the President on the eve of the 75th Independence Day for Babu Ram.
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