Radhakrishnan Nair Harshan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRadhakrishnan Nair Harshan
Indian Army officer
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Place of Birth: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
About Radhakrishnan Nair Harshan
- Radhakrishnan Nair Harshan (15 April 1980 – 20 March 2007) was a Captain in the Indian Army serving in the elite 'The Predators ' unit of 2nd Battalion (Special Forces).
- He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, the country's highest peacetime gallantry award in 2008.
- Harshan was the youngest ever recipient of Ashok Chakra in the history of Indian Army.
- He was killed after being shot in the thigh and neck in an encounter with Harkatul Mujahideen terrorists in the Chhoti Margi area of Lolab in Jammu and Kashmir during an operation on 20 March 2007.
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