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