November 18, 2017(2017-11-18) (aged 31) Bandipora district, Jammu and Kashmir
Allegiance
India
Service/branch
Indian Air Force
Years of service
2005–2017
Rank
Corporal
Service number
918203
Unit
Rashtriya Rifles (deputed) Garud Commando Force
Awards
Ashok Chakra
Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, AC (15 November 1986 - 18 November 2017) was a member of the Garud Commando Force. He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration in January 2018. He is the first airman to receive the award for ground combat and only the third one to receive it overall after Suhas Biswas and Rakesh Sharma.[2][3][4]
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^"IAF commando Jyoti Prakash Nirala awarded Ashok Chakra for role in Kashmir encounter that killed six terrorists. - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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Global Information
India
Indian Air Force
Corporal
Rashtriya Rifles (deputed)
Ashok Chakra