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#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 Gallantry of a Living #IndianBrave honoured

L/Hav Dil Bahadur Chhetri, 4/5 #GorkhaRifles (FF) #MahaVirChalra for his actions in #IndoPakWar1971.

The #COAS Gen M M Naravne during his visit to Nepal presented with an honorarium of Rs 5 lakh
Here's his story:

As a Rifleman, Lance Havildar Dil Bahadur Chhetri, #MahaVirChakra led a daring khukri charge eliminating 8 Pakistani soldiers at Atgram, during the Battle of Sylhet, December 1971.

4/5 #GorkhaRifles (FF) was given the specific task of clearing a well-fortified Medium Machine Gun (MMG) enemy post at Atgram. Then Rifleman Chhetri, with complete disregard to his personal safety, fought fearlessly, charged the bunker, killed eight enemy troops with his khukri

He had thereafter requested for premature retirement proceeded on pension in 1976 without completing minimum service and returned to Nepal and thus was not getting pension, except monetary grant for his #MVC award

Living in a remote village of Banke distt in Nepal, with no major source of income, he was surviving on a modest gallantry award allowance.
His condition was highlighted to the Defence Wing of the #IndianEmbassy in Nepal by a fellow officer of his old unit, 4/5 #GorkhaRifles (FF)

A grant of Rs 5 lakhs (8 Lakhs Nepal Currency) was sanctioned by him in December 2019 and cheque was presented to L/Hav Dil Bahadur Chettri #MVC on 17 January 2020, at Kathmandu Indian Embassy by General Puran Chand Thapa, the Nepal Army Chief.

On 06 November 2020, #COAS Gen Naravane, during his visit to Nepal, handed over the balance amount of Rs 5 lakh to the #IndianBrave via video conference.