Mitali Madhumita
Mitali Madhumita c | |
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| Nickname(s) | Mitali |
| Allegiance | India |
| Service/ | Indian army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | Army Education Corps, Kabul, Afghanistan 2010–2011 |
| Awards | Sena Medal |
Mitali Madhumita is the second woman officer in the
Colonel Mitali Madhumita received the Sena Medal in 2011[1] for exemplary courage shown during the attack on the Indian embassy by terrorists in Kabul, Afghanistan on 26 February 2010,when she was a Major[2] and operations in Jammu-Kashmir[1] and the northeast states of India.[2] Colonel Madhumita[3] went into the Indian embassy which had come under attack and rescued several injured civilians and army personnel from the debris. About nineteen people died in the 2010 Kabul embassy attack including seven Indians.[4]
Army career and the legal fight to stay in the army
Madhumita joined the army in the year 2000 on a short service commission.
Sena Medal
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| Sena Medal |
References
- ^ a b c "Sena Medal for female Army officer". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ a b "Only army woman to win gallantry award fights to stay in the force". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "Col Mitali to remain in service". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "First woman officer to get Sena medal". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "short service commission". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "served in Kabul, Afghanistan". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ a b c "Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on Lt Col Mitali Madhumita's plea". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "Supreme Court Rejects Government's Plea On Grant Of Commission To Woman Officer". ndtv.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.