Harshpal Singh
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Second-in-Command Harshpal Singh, KC, PMG & two bars, JPM, is a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Officer.[1] He joined the CRPF in 2004. He received the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime gallantry medal, on 15 August 2019 (73rd Independence Day), for eliminating three terrorists despite being injured.[2][3][1][4]
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Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
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Allegiance | India |
Branch | Central Reserve Police Force |
Rank | Second-in-Command (2I/C) |
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In 2014, he assassinated a Naxal with a ₹2 lakh (equivalent to ₹3.2 lakh or £3,334 in 2023) bounty on his head in Chhattisgarh's Khunti district.[5] He was awarded the Police Medal (Gallantry) in 2015 for killing the Naxal Zonal Commander in Khunti. Again, in the same year, he received the Police medal from Jharkhand's Chief Minister.[6][7][8]