Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, on President Ram Nath Kovind's behalf, presented the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak (posthumous) to Sailor Ramavtar Godara's father at a naval investiture ceremony in Kochi.
Sailor Ramavtar had made the supreme sacrifice while attempting to rescue an individual drowning in a water reservoir in Nagaur district, Rajasthan.
Please click on the images for glimpses of the admiral and the brave sailor's father.
IMAGE: Admiral Hari Kumar presents the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak (posthumous) to Devaram Godara, Sailor Ramavtar Godara's father. Photograph: PRO Defence Kochi Twitter/ANI Photo
IMAGE: The admiral with Mr Godara. Photograph: ANI Photo
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