Laishram Jyotin Singh

Major Laishram Jyotin Singh, AC was an Officer in the Army Medical Corps of the Indian Army, who died fighting a suicide bomber during the attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul.[1] Major Singh was awarded the Ashoka Chakra, the highest peacetime gallantry award in the Indian Armed Forces on 26 January, 2011.[2]

Major Laishram Jyotin Singh AC
Born	(1972-05-14)May 14, 1972 Manipur, India
Died	February 26, 2010(2010-02-26) (aged 37) Kabul, Afghanistan
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Army
Years of service	2003-2010
Rank	Major
Service number	MR-08609
Unit	Army Medical Corps
Awards	Ashok Chakra

Biography

Laishram Jyotin Singh's brother receives the Ashok Chakra from president Pratibha Patil on 26 January 2011.

Laishram Singh was born in 1972 in Manipur, India. He was commissioned in the Army Medical Corps in 2003, and was posted with the Indian Embassy in Kabul in 2010. Just thirteen days after his posting, on 26 February 2010, a suicide bomber attacked the guarded residential compound where he was staying.[3] Major Singh confronted the terrorist unarmed and forced him to detonate his vest, which resulted in his death. He was awarded the Ashok Chakra "For his act of exemplary courage, grit, selflessness and valour in the face of a terrorist attack, resulting in his sacrifice and saving 10 of his colleagues"[4]

References

1. IANS (26 January 2011). "Republic Day: Kabul terror attack hero Major Laishram Jyotin Singh wins Ashok Chakra". Economic Times. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
2. Special Correspondent (26 January 2011). "Major Jyotin Singh awarded Ashok Chakra posthumously". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
3. IANS (26 January 2011). "Who is Major Laishram Jyotin Singh?". NDTV India. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
4. "Ashoka Chakra to (Late) Major Laishram Jyotin Singh Two Kirti Chakras (Posthumous) also Awarded". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 26 January 2011.