Gajender Singh Bisht was an NSG commando and Havildar who was killed during the 2008 Mumbai attacks. His act of bravery was honored with the Ashoka Chakra award by the President of India on India's 60
Gajender Singh Bisht's widow receives the Ashok Chakra from president Pratibha Patil on 26 January 2009.
Hemant Kamlakar Karkare, was the chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad. He was killed in action during the 2008 Mumbai attacks. In 2009, he was posthumously given the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest
Hemant Karkare (pictured while on duty)
Flowers at a memorial for Hemant
Karkare's late wife Kavita receiving the Ashoka Chakra from President Pratibha Patil on 26 January 2009