Rajeev Vihar Society Unveils Statue of Ashok Chakra Awardee Lt Col Shanti Swaroop Rana

Rajeev Vihar Army Welfare Housing Society, Manimajra (Chandigarh) Rajeev Vihar Army Welfare Housing Society, Manimajra, Chandigarh paid a solemn and heartfelt tribute to Martyr Lt Col Shanti Swaroop Rana, Ashok Chakra (Posthumous), by unveiling his Statue installed in the Central Park of the Society, which had earlier been dedicated to his memory.

- PT News

Lt Col Rana made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty during a daring encounter with militants on 02 November 1996 in the Kashmir Valley. In recognition of his exceptional courage, leadership, and devotion to duty, he was posthumously awarded the nation's highest peacetime gallantry honour - the Ashok Chakra. The unveiling ceremony was presided over by Lt Gen K. S. Mann former Colonel of The Bihar Regiment, to which Lt Col Rana belo