R. P. Diengdoh, AC was an Indian police officer with the Meghalaya Police who was posthumously awarded India's highest peace time gallantry award Ashoka Chakra.[1]
On 7 November 2007, he led an operation to eliminate militants from the Meghalayan jungles. In the process, he killed one militant and helped capture two, but sustained gunshot wounds and later succumbed to his injuries. For his bravery, he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, the highest peace time military decoration in India.[1]
Ashoka Chakra awardeeedit
Smt. Sati Mosha Blah receiving Ashoka Chakra awarded to her husband Shri RP Diengdoh (Posthumous) from the President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, during the 60th Republic Day Parade-2009, in New Delhi on January 26, 2009
The President of India noted in the Ashoka Chakra citation that Diengdoh displayed exemplary dedication to duty and pre-eminent valour in making the supreme sacrifice while fighting the militants.[3]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Meghalaya cop R P Diengdoh". Rediff News. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
^"Ashoka Chakra awardees and their saga of gallantry". PIB, Government of India. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
May 10, 2024
diengdoh, indian, police, officer, with, meghalaya, police, posthumously, awarded, india, highest, peace, time, gallantry, award, ashoka, chakra, shriacborn, 1975, october, 1975lum, batgen, east, khasi, hills, shillong, meghalaya, india, meghalaya, indiadied7,. R P Diengdoh AC was an Indian police officer with the Meghalaya Police who was posthumously awarded India s highest peace time gallantry award Ashoka Chakra 1 ShriR P DiengdohACBorn 1975 10 10 10 October 1975Lum Batgen East Khasi Hills Shillong Meghalaya India Meghalaya IndiaDied7 November 2007 2007 11 07 aged 32 Meghalaya IndiaNationalityIndianSpouseSati Mosha BlahPolice careerAllegiance IndiaBranchMeghalaya PoliceService years2004 2007RankDeputy Superintendent of PoliceAwardsAshoka Chakra Contents 1 Early life 2 Gallant act 3 Ashoka Chakra awardee 4 ReferencesEarly life editRaymond P Diengdoh was born in Lum Batgen East Khasi Hills Shillong on 10 October 1975 His father s name was Philip Basaiwmoit He was selected as a Deputy Superintendent in Meghalaya Police in 2004 batch 2 Gallant act editOn 7 November 2007 he led an operation to eliminate militants from the Meghalayan jungles In the process he killed one militant and helped capture two but sustained gunshot wounds and later succumbed to his injuries For his bravery he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra the highest peace time military decoration in India 1 Ashoka Chakra awardee edit nbsp Smt Sati Mosha Blah receiving Ashoka Chakra awarded to her husband Shri RP Diengdoh Posthumous from the President Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil during the 60th Republic Day Parade 2009 in New Delhi on January 26 2009The President of India noted in the Ashoka Chakra citation that Diengdoh displayed exemplary dedication to duty and pre eminent valour in making the supreme sacrifice while fighting the militants 3 References edit a b Meghalaya cop R P Diengdoh Rediff News Retrieved 3 October 2014 Raymond P Diengdoh MPS Dy SP Meghalaya Police Ashoka Chakra awardees and their saga of gallantry PIB Government of India Retrieved 3 October 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title R P Diengdoh amp oldid 1177301545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
