Pramod Kumar Satapathy
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Pramod Kumar Satapathy, AC was the
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of the Special Operation Group of Odisha Special Armed Police, which comes under India's
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who was awarded India's highest peace time gallantry award
Ashoka Chakra The Ashoka Chakra (Transl: Ashoka's wheel) is an Indian symbol which is a depiction of the dharmachakra (English: "wheel of dharma"). It is so-called because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka the Great, most prominent among which is ...
. On the night of 15 February 2008, about 500 armed
naxalite Naxalism is the communist ideology of the Naxalites or Naxals, a grouping of political and insurgent groups from India. It is influenced by Maoist political sentiment and ideology. Inspired by Maoism, Charu Majumdar wrote the Historic Eight ...
s attacked the police at various locations in and around
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,
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, India. On hearing this news, Shri Satapathy along with just 20 available police personnel reached inside the jungle in
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and launched an assault on the hiding militants. In the ensuing encounter, Shri Satapathy bravely led the operations but ultimately got
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Ashoka Chakra awardee

For this act of courage, the President of India posthumously awarded him with the
Ashok Chakra The Ashoka Chakra (Transl: Ashoka's wheel) is an Indian symbol which is a depiction of the dharmachakra (English: "wheel of dharma"). It is so-called because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka the Great, most prominent among which is ...
on Republic Day, 2009. The official citation for the
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