Digendra Kumar

Digendra Kumar (born 3 July 1969) is a recipient of the Mahavir Chakra, awarded to him on 15 August 1999, for his acts of bravery in the Kargil War in recapturing Tololing Hill on 13 June 1999. He retired from the 2nd Battalion of the Rajputana Rifles regiment of the Indian Army on 31 July 2005.

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