Randhir Prasad Verma

Shri
Randhir Prasad Verma
AC
Randhir Prasad Verma on a 2004 stamp of India
Born1952
Died1991
NationalityIndian
Police career
Allegiance India
BranchIndian Police Service
RankSuperintendent of Police
Awards Ashoka Chakra

Shri Randhir Prasad Verma, AC (1952 - 1991 ) was an Indian police officer who was killed in action while fighting off a robbery attempt at a bank in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India. He was posthumously awarded the gallantry award Ashoka Chakra. The Government of India also issued a Commemorative postage stamp in his honor in 2004.[1]

Early life

Mr. Randhir Verma was born in a Kayastha family in Jharkhand. He has completed his graduation from Patna University.

Police career

He single-handedly confronted a gang of terrorists armed with AK 47 automatic rifles at the Dhanbad branch of Bank of India on 3 January 1991, attempting robbery. A fierce gun battle resulted with Verma killing two of the robbers with his pistol but himself shot to death.

He was honoured with Ashoka Chakra, the highest Peacetime Award for gallantry in India.

References

  1. ^ "Shaheed Randhir Prasad Verma: यह तो समरभूमि, मुट्ठी भर मिट्टी जिसने चूमी, जीता..." Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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Ashoka Chakra award recipients
2011 to 2030
  • Babu Ram (2021)
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  • Jyoti Prakash Nirala(Yadav) (2018)
  • Hangpan Dada (2017)
  • Mohan Nath Goswami (2016)
  • Mukund Varadarajan (2014)
  • Neeraj Kumar Singh (2014)
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  • Navdeep Singh (2012)
  • Laishram Jyotin Singh (2011)
1991 to 2010
1971 to 1990
1951 to 1970


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