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Armed only with a wireless set, she rushed in to face terrorists
Updated On: 11 August, 2009 06:47 AM IST | | Anshuman G Dutta
CRPF Constable Kamlesh Kumari, the only woman Ashok Chakra awardee, laid down her life defending the Parliament House on December 13, 2001
CRPF Constable Kamlesh Kumari, the only woman Ashok Chakra awardee, laid down her life defending the Parliament House on December 13, 2001
She wasn't armed to fight anyone, least of all terrorists on a suicide mission. But that didn't deter Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Constable Kamlesh Kumari from doing her duty.
The only woman Ashok Chakra awardee (posthumously) of the country, Constable Kamlesh Kumari from 88 (Mahila) Battalion of the CRPF was posted at Iron Gate No 1, just next to Building Gate No 11, which is the main entrance for VVIPs coming to Parliament, on December 13, 2001. Her job was to assist the Parliament House Watch & Ward staff in frisking and checking visitors. "At Parliament, Mahila constables don't carry arms and ammunition," said a senior CRPF official, requesting anonymity.u00a0
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