Q. Which two BSF personnel were awarded the President’s Medal for Gallantry posthumously on the eve of the 75th Republic Day?
Answer:
Sanwala Ram Vishnoi and Shishupal Singh
Notes: Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, Sanwala Ram Vishnoi and Shishupal Singh, killed in Congo in 2022, were posthumously awarded the President’s Medal for Gallantry on the 75th Republic Day. They were honored for their exceptional contribution to peacekeeping during the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Among the 277 gallantry awards, 119 were given to personnel combating left-wing extremism, and 133 to those serving in Jammu and Kashmir.