EVEN AFTER BEING HIT BY 11 BULLETS,
SHE DIDN’T STEP BACK.
Kamlesh Kumari, India’s first woman to receive the Ashoka Chakra, displayed extraordinary courage and dedication in the line of duty.
On 13 December 2001, during the terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament, she alerted security forces and helped prevent the attackers from gaining unhindered access to the Parliament complex. Despite being shot multiple times, she continued her duty until her last breath.
For her exceptional bravery and supreme sacrifice, she was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India’s highest peacetime gallantry award.
Salute to a true hero, Kamlesh Kumari.