President Kovind awards Ashok Chakra to J&K ASI Babu Ram posthumously
President Ram Nath Kovind awarded Ashok Chakra to Assistant Sub Inspector Babu Ram of the J&K Police, posthumously, at the Republic Day parade on Wednesday. He was awarded for "displaying valour and exemplary raw courage" during an anti-terror operation in Srinagar in which he killed three terrorists in August 2020. His wife Rina Rani and son Manik received the award.