Navdeep Singh (Ashoka Chakra)
Lieutenant Navdeep Singh, AC was a Ghatak Platoon Commander of 15 Maratha Light Infantry regiment in the Indian Army.
Navdeep Singh (Ashoka Chakra)
Navdeep Singh's father receives the Ashok Chakra from president Pratibha Patil on 26 January 2012.
Ghatak Platoons are special operations capable reconnaissance platoons present in every infantry battalion of the Indian Army. Ghatak is a Sanskrit word meaning "killer" or "lethal". Their name was given to them by General Bipin Chandra Joshi. They act as shock troops and spearhead assaults ahead of the battalion.
Ghatak platoon commandos.
Ghatak platoon commandos armed with Brugger & Thomet MP9 during Yudh Abhyas 2018 exercise.