1. Lieutenant Triveni Singh was an Officer of the Indian Army from 5 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry and was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra Award, India's highest peacetime award, for his actions in the terrorist attack on Jammu Railway Station on 2 January 2004.
Triveni Singh was the adjutant of his unit and was in the room adjoining the commanding officer's office when information about the terrorist attack at Jammu Railway Station came in.
Triveni Singh's body was found six inches away from the last terrorist that he killed.
Triveni Singh killed two heavily armed militants at the Jammu railway station on 2 January 2004, and saved hundreds of passengers at the platform before he succumbed to his injuries.
Triveni Singh knew that the hidden militant was equipped with lethal weapons and could kill over 300 passengers who had taken refuge in the parcel room only a short distance away.
Triveni Singh grabbed that militant and engaged in a hand-to-hand combat when a burst of fire knocked him down.
Triveni Singh killed the third terrorist but received a fatal injury as well.
Triveni Singh was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, the country's highest bravery award during peacetime for displaying conspicuous gallantry.
Triveni Singh's parents recall that they decided to train Singh, their only son, in martial arts and bodybuilding when he turned 15.
Triveni Singh won a gold medal at the national level in martial arts.
Triveni Singh wanted to join the Army despite being an agriculture graduate from the Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana.
Triveni Singh was commissioned in the Army on 8 December 2001, and joined the elite unit of 5 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, reputed for its bravery and decorations in the Indian Army.
Triveni Singh was sent to the College of Combat, Mhow for the Young Officers Basic Course and Commando Course.
Triveni Singh's father accepted the medal on his behalf on 26 January 2004.