Martyrs of Rajasthan were awarded Shaurya Chakra posthumously at Rashtrapati Bhavan, their family members received the bravery award

Jaipur, July 5 (HS). Martyr Major Mustafa Bohra and martyr Major Vikas Bhambhu of Rajasthan were awarded the Shaurya Chakra posthumously at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. In the program, President Draupadi Murmu gave the bravery award to martyr Major Mustafa's mother Fatema and father Zakiuddin Bohra. Mustafa is the first martyred military officer from Udaipur district to receive the Shaurya Chakra award.

In the program, martyr Major Vikas Bhambhu, a resident of village Rampura in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, was also awarded the Shaurya Chakra posthumously. Martyr Vikas's wife Shreya Chaudhary and mother Sukhwanti were awarded the gallantry award. Vikas was also martyred in Arunachal Pradesh. When Mustafa's mother Fatema was awarded the Shaurya Chakra in the program, her eyes became moist. Martyr Major Mustafa's sister Dr. Alifia Murtaza Ali, who came from Dubai along with his parents, also attended the program. Similarly, the eyes of martyr Vikas's mother and wife also became moist while receiving the gallantry award. Gallantry awards were given in the Defense Investiture Ceremony-2024 (Phase-1) at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Many dignitaries including Vice President Jagdish Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi attended the program.

It is noteworthy that Mustafa, born in Kheroda village of Vallabhnagar assembly of Udaipur district, was martyred in a helicopter crash in Arunachal Pradesh on 21 October 2022. That day Major Mustafa took off with his colleagues for a mission. When they were returning after completing the mission, the helicopter caught fire. At that time the helicopter could have been landed but there was a place called Making below and it was a populated area as well as an army base, so Mustafa had a picture of huge loss of life in front of him, so he did not land the helicopter there and turned it towards the forest and this accident happened. Mustafa's family lives in Udaipur city itself. During Mustafa's studies, he came to Udaipur from Kheroda village.