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Kerala's first 'Ashoka Chakra' winner Havildar Alby D'Cruz passes away
Published on 13 Jun 2023
- 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.
Source: SarkariPariksha