Kerala's first 'Ashoka Chakra' winner Havildar Alby D'Cruz passes away

Kerala's first 'Ashoka Chakra' winner Havildar Alby D'Cruz passes away

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Category : Important Days Published on: June 13 2023

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  • Havildar Alby D’Cruz, the first Keralite to receive the Ashoka Chakra award, died at his residence due to age related ailments.
  • He was 87.
  • While serving as Lance Naik with 14 Assam Rifles, he received the Ashoka Chakra (class 3) from President Rajendra Prasad in 1962. 
  • The Ashoka Chakra class-3 which was instituted in 1952 was renamed as the Shaurya Chakra in 1967. 
  • The Shaurya Chakra is awarded for gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy and is the peacetime equivalent of the Vir Chakra.
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