Srinagar, Jan. 26 -- The slain DySP Humayun Bhat, who was killed in an encounter with terrorists in south Kashmir in 2023, was posthumously awarded the President's Police Medal for Gallantry for his courageous actions during a 2021 gunfight.The commendation adds to the accolades of the officer, who was earlier honoured with the Kirti Chakra, the nation's second-highest peacetime gallantry award, announced on the eve of last year's Independence Day.Aged just 32, Bhat was one of four security officials killed in an encounter with terrorists on September 13, 2023. He is survived by his wife Fatimah and their infant son Ashar.Alongside Bhat, Colonel Manpreet Singh, Major Ashish Dhonchak, and Sepoy Pardeep Singh were also killed in the mountai...
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