Anup Joseph Manjali

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Lieutenant Colonel

Anuj Joseph Manjali

KC
BornBihar, India.
AllegianceIndia India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg Indian Army
RankLieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Colonel
Unit12th Battalion (Bihar Regiment)
24 Rashtriya Rifles (Bihar Regiment)
Awards

Lieutenant Colonel Anup Joseph Manjali, KC,[1] is an Indian Army Officer, who was received the Kirti Chakra, India’s second highest peace-time military decoration, in 2013 for eliminating three terrorists.[2][3][4][5] In 2019, he was allegedly beaten by five civilians in a road rage.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Kirti Chakra[]

Then-Major Anup commanded the 24 Rashtriya Rifles’s 'Sutrun Company' (Bihar Regiment). On September 30, 2012, the team received credible intelligence about militants holed up in Kupwara's jungles.[12][13]

Manjali led his company column under extreme adverse terrain and weather conditions to hunt down the militants. It was the second day of the operation. At around 3.30 am on October 1, the column observed some suspicious movement Maj Manjali established a close cordon around a Dhok, in which five hardcore foreign terrorist leaders were hiding. At first light, the officer, displaying raw courage, crawled up to the entrance of the Dhok and lobbed a hand grenade to flush out the terrorists, resulting in the elimination of one terrorist on the spot.

In 2013, he was awarded the Kirti Chakra by then-President of India, late Shri Pranab Mukherjee, for this extraordinary act of heroism, a display of raw courage and exemplary leadership.[14][15]

Assaulted in road rage[]

Manjali was allegedly beaten by five young men on motorcycles on a footpath in Mumbai's Malad on January 6, 2019. The youths attacked the army officer while he was waiting for his mother on the Malad West walkway. However, after his mother intervened, the trio fled Manjali. He suffered major injuries, including a dislocated shoulder, eye injuries, and forehead and head injuries, after the incident.[6][7][8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  2. ^ "Major Anup Joseph awarded Kirti Chakra". The Hindu. PTI. 2013-04-27. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-08-26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Major Anup Joseph Manjali Gets Kirti Chakra". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  4. ^ "Major Anup Joseph awarded Kirti Chakra, 12 get Shaurya Chakra". Deccan Herald. 2013-04-27. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  5. ^ Joshi, Saurabh (2013-01-26). "Republic Day 2013 Gallantry Awards | StratPost". Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  6. ^ a b Abraham, Renni (2019-01-06). "Kirti Chakra awardee beaten up in road rage". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  7. ^ a b "Kirti Chakra Awardee Assaulted in a Road Rage in Mumbai". TheQuint. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  8. ^ a b Gwalani, Payal (January 8, 2019). "Army officer hurt in road rage". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  9. ^ a b "3 men on bike beat decorated Army officer on Mumbai footpath". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  10. ^ "Brave Lt. Col. Anup, PARA Commando, Who Killed 3 Terrorists, Beaten Up In Road Rage". SSBCrack. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  11. ^ Kumar, Vineet (2019-01-08). "Mumbai: Kirti Chakra awardee army officer Lieutenant Colonel Anup Joseph Manjali badly beaten up in road rage". www.indiatv.in. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  12. ^ "Bihar Regiment Major sole Kirti Chakra winner". The Times of India. January 26, 2013. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  13. ^ Major wins second highest gallantry award, retrieved 2021-08-26
  14. ^ "Kirti Chakra for terrorist killer from Malad". DNA India. 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  15. ^ Pandit, Rajat (January 25, 2013). "Major Anup Joseph Manjali of the Bihar Regiment is the sole Kirti Chakra awardee in the Republic Day honour's list this year". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-08-26.

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