A flying officer in the Indian Air Force, Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon, was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his bravery during an air raid on the Srinagar airbase in Kashmir in which he laid down his life. His relatives, including his nephew Amardeep Singh, live in Ludhiana, Punjab. They were invited to the ceremony by the Defense Ministry about 10 days ago and arrived in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, four to five days ago. Singh said that it felt great to receive the memento from Home Minister Amit Shah at the function. He said that on Monday evening a dinner was held in their honour and they were proud to be family members of the braveheart who sacrificed his life defending his country.
