<span style="color: #222222;">Rifleman Aurangzeb and Major Aditya Kumar of Indian Army will be conferred the Shaurya Chakra along with 18 others Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces. <br />''<br />''Aurangzeb, who has been selected posthumously, was abducted and later killed by terrorists in in Pulwama district in June this year. He was on his way to celebrate Eid when the incident took place.</span><br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Besides, Sepoy Vrahma Pal Singh will be awarded with Kirti Chakra posthumously. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">President Ram Nath Kovind has approved these names on the eve of Independence Day along with three Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), 93 Sena Medals (Gallantry) and ,11 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry). </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The President also conferred Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) to Group Captain Abhishek Sharma, Squadron Leader Vernon Desmond Keane and Sergeant Shashidhar P Prasad. </span><br />''