Overview
- Manipur Police said late Friday that Chingakham Naoba Singh has been appointed an assistant sub-inspector in recognition of his brother Deepak Chingakham’s service.
- Deepak’s father requested a state government job for the younger son to remain near the family, and commissioner-cum-secretary N. Ashok Kumar issued the authorizing order in July.
- The Governor in Council approved an enhanced ex-gratia payment of ₹10 lakh to the next of kin under the Major Laishram Jyotin Singh, Ashok Chakra (Posthumous) Ex-Gratia Scheme.
- The Union government announced on August 15 a posthumous Vir Chakra for Deepak, whose citation describes drones attempting explosive drops and guiding mortar fire at the Kharkola post.
- Deepak, 25, of the BSF’s 7th Battalion, was critically wounded in cross-border firing in the RS Pura area on May 11 and died during treatment the next day.