Colonel Nectar Sanjenbam, KC, SC is a decorated retired Indian Army officer with the 21 PARA SF. He was also part of the Indian Army's counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar in 2015.[1] He is one of the few recipients of both the Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra award. He is currently serving as Special Senior superintendent of police (Combat) in Manipur Police.[2]
Nectar Sanjenbam | |
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 Portrait of Col (then Lt Col) Sanjenbam | |
| Born | Manipur, India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service |  Indian Army |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Service number | IC-61357M |
| Unit | 21 PARA SF |
| Commands | 21 PARA SF |
| Awards |  Kirti Chakra Shaurya Chakra |
| Alma mater | National Defence Academy |
| Other work |  SSP (Combat) (2023-present) Manipur Police |
Early life
editNectar Sanjenbam trained at the National Defence Academy. He was commissioned in the Maratha Light Infantry and later joined the 21 Para SF, the elite special forces unit in India.[3]
Awards
editOn Republic Day 2005, Captain Sanjenbam in Manipur was awarded the Shaurya Chakra, India's third highest peacetime gallantry award, for outstanding gallantry in an operation on 8 October 2004.[4]
On Independence Day 2015, Lieutenant Colonel Sanjenbam was awarded the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime gallantry award, for his gallantry on 9 June 2015 in Myanmar operation. Lt Col Nectar led his team in the most daring cross border operation in Myanmar and eliminated numerous insurgents.[5]
Later career
editAfter his retirement from the army in 2023, as a colonel, he was appointed as a Special Senior Superintendent of Police (Combat) in Manipur Police by N Biren Singh Government during the violence in Manipur.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Kirti Chakra for Lt Col Nectar Sanjenbam. Part of the Army's Myanmar cross-border strike".
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|Operation=ignored (help) - ^ "Retired Army Officer Who Led Surgical Strike Has Manipur Task At Hand Now". NDTV.
- ^ "Gallantry awards for soldiers in Myanmar operations". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Captain Nectar Sanjenbam". Gallery Awards Government.
- ^ "Lt Col Nectar Sanjenbam". Gallantry Awards Government.
- ^ "Who is Colonel (retired) Nectar Sanjenbam? After surgical strike, now entrusted to bring peace in Manipur". Hubnet Work. 3 September 2023.
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