Munindra Nath Rai- Yudh Sewa Medal awardee who died a martyr
Q. Name the Colonel killed in J&K Battle day after being named on Republic Day 2015 for the Yudh Sewa Medal?- Published on 23 Jan 15a. Munindra Rai
b. Munindra Nath Rai
c. Munna Nath
d. None of these
ANSWER: Munindra Nath Rai
Colonel Rai, a 2/9 Gorkha Rifles officer who was commanding 42 Rashtriya Rifles, and J&K police head constable Sanjeevan Singh laid down their lives in the fierce encounter, which led to the killing of two Hizbul Mujahideen militants at Handora village of Tral in south Kashmir.