Manipur born sports medicine specialist in the army who grapped with a sucude bomber in kabul, thus saving several livers before dying last year. has beed conferred the "ASHOKA CHAKRA" the national highest gallantry award.
The diffence minister said "singh actions ad srved the lives of three colleagus two officers 4 paramedicine and two afgan civilians.
Singh who was born in Nanbol went to the Manipur public highschool in impal and obtained an MBBS degree from Regional institute of medical sciences there. He completed two year sports medicine diploma from baba faria institute of health science in patiala.
He joined army medical carps in feb 2003 and had served at high altitude location and counter insurgency Zones before being selected on merit for deputation. In indian mission in kabul which he joined in kabul on feb-13-2003.
Heavily armed terrorists attacked the mission on feb 26 and detonation a vehicle with around 500kg of explosoves. The blast demolished the boundary wall, killed the guards and blow open the iron gates, allowing a terrorist to where he began firing and lobbying grenades.
Singh crawled out termte debris of has room and charged at terriorist. Pinning him down and proventing him from throwing more gronades. This allowed the occupacts of the the guesthouse to take refuge.
But the terriorist pqnicked and detonated his suicide vest killing himself and Mr singh.
"WHILE STRUGGLING TILL LAST BREATH SINGH SAVED THE LIVES OF HIS COLLEAGAS"
HE WAS A FIRST ARMY DOCTOR RECIVED THE GREAT ASOKA CHAKRA AWARD.