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Galwan Hero’s Wife Became An Army Officer; Posted To Eastern Ladakh

Lt Rekha Singh, the wife of Naik Deepak Singh who was killed in fighting with Chinese soldiers in the Galwan Valley in June 2020, was commissioned as an officer on Saturday and has been posted to a frontline battalion in eastern Ladakh.

Rekha, 29, was assigned to the Army Ordnance Corps after graduating from the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai.

“Lt Rekha Singh has been assigned to a frontline unit in eastern Ladakh”, an official said.

Naik Singh, her husband, was a member of the Army Medical Corps who was afterward assigned to the 16th Battalion of Bihar Regiment.

In 2021, Naik Singh was posthumously awarded Vir Chakra for his unwavering courage in providing medical assistance to injured soldiers during the conflict.

After the Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra, the Vir Chakra is the country’s third-highest wartime gallantry medal.
On June 15, 2020, twenty Indian Army men were killed in hand-to-hand fighting in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, the most devastating military conflict between the two sides in decades.

According to his Vir Chakra citation, he performed a critical role in providing treatment and saving the lives of more than 30 Indian soldiers.

The statement said, “Naik Deepak Singh displayed unmatched professionalism in hostile conditions, unflinching devotion, and made supreme sacrifice for the nation”.

ADG PI – Indian Army tweeted, “Woman Cadet Rekha Singh, wife of Late Naik(Nursing Assistant) Deepak Singh, #VirChakra(Posthumous) got commissioned into #IndianArmy after completing her training from #OTA #Chennai. Nk Deepak made the supreme sacrifice during the #Galwan Clashes”, through its official Twitter handle.

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Spriha Rai

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